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Eye Tap With Removal of Vitreous Gel

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 65810

A fine instrument is passed into the front chamber of the eye, just behind the cornea, so that fluid can be drawn off and jelly-like vitreous that has moved forward into the chamber can be removed. Air is sometimes injected to keep the chamber formed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Eye Tap With Removal of Vitreous Gel cost?

$537

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $550.

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

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,413Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $468 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $537

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in California 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$537

CA $5,129WV $490

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.