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Surgical Eye Pressure Relief Procedure

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 65820

This eye surgery lowers pressure inside the eye by creating or improving a drainage pathway for the fluid inside it. It is generally used to treat glaucoma and is typically a planned, scheduled procedure rather than emergency treatment for a sudden pressure spike.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Eye Pressure Relief Procedure cost?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $2,138.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $1,000

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
$1,071.52
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Wyoming than in Rhode Island. 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.

Washington, DC· 34th of 51

$1,072

WY $4,677RI $813

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.