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Opening The Eye's Drainage Channel For Glaucoma

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS 65850

Opens the eye's natural drainage channel, working from the outer surface of the eye, so fluid can leave more easily and the pressure inside the eye comes down. It is used in glaucoma, where raised pressure can damage the optic nerve and sight.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Eye's Drainage Channel For Glaucoma cost?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $5,888.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,512
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,786professional $1,698

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in South Carolina than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Wisconsin $4,365 · 20th of 50
SC $8,913WV $851

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.