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Corneal Ring Segment Implant Surgery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 65785

This places small, curved plastic segments within the layers of the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye, to reshape it and improve its curvature. It's most often used to treat keratoconus, a condition where the cornea thins and bulges into an irregular cone shape, or to help correct vision after certain other corneal changes. The segments can typically be adjusted or removed if needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Corneal Ring Segment Implant Surgery cost?

$1,950

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $2,951.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,951
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $1,072

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,951.21
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,677.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$1,950

CA $4,074KY $759

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.