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Corneal Ring Segment Implant Surgery

Massachusetts 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,042$490 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$617 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,623Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $427 to $5,248
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $2,042

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,882.50
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,623.41
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,801.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,495.41
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,882.50
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $2,138 · 28th of 51
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.