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?
$1,905
Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $2,570.
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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,570
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Professional
Global
$380.19
$467.74
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$4,168.69
Professional
Global
$239.88
$776.25
$4,168.69
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Professional
Global
$3,548.13
$3,548.13
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,165.95
Professional
Global
$467.74
$2,290.87
$6,165.95
Where Vermont 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.