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Draining Blood From The Front Of The Eye

Alaska rates for HCPCS 65815

This procedure removes blood that has collected in the front chamber of the eye, often after an injury, using a fine needle or instrument to drain the fluid. Removing the blood helps relieve pressure inside the eye and reduces the risk of complications affecting vision. Irrigation may be used to help clear the area.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$5,141

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,141 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,905$1,230 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$2,692 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $617 to $3,090
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $1,905

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,897.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,388.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,073.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 1st of 51

$5,141

$1,905 physician + $3,236 facility

AK $5,141MT $1,633

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.