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Draining Fluid From The Front Of The Eye

Maine rates for HCPCS 65800

A very fine needle is used to draw off a small amount of the clear fluid from the chamber at the front of the eye, just behind the cornea. It may be done to bring down pressure inside the eye quickly or to obtain fluid for laboratory testing. Numbing drops or an injection are used and it takes only a few minutes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Draining Fluid From The Front Of The Eye cost?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $178.

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 $537 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,677Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $89 to $209
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $537professional $138

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
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. 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· 40th of 51

$138

HI $1,148WV $117

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.