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Amniotic Membrane Placement On The Eye Surface

Maine rates for HCPCS 65779

A thin membrane derived from placental tissue is placed over the surface of the eye and held in position to help protect the eye and support healing after an injury, infection, or other damage. The membrane provides a biological covering that encourages the eye's own tissue to repair itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Amniotic Membrane Placement On The Eye Surface cost?

$251

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $1,622.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $708 to $708Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,905
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,511.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,187.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in California than in Maine. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 51st of 51

$251

CA $2,455ME $251

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.