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Surgical Eye Pressure Relief Procedure

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Surgical Eye Pressure Relief Procedure cost?

$1,175

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $1,445.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $309 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,660
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $1,175

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 22nd of 51

$1,175

AK $3,311UT $468

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.