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Laser Treatment To Improve Eye Fluid Drainage

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 65855

This is a laser procedure applied to the drainage tissue inside the eye to help fluid flow out more easily and lower pressure inside the eye. It is a common treatment for glaucoma, done in an office or outpatient setting without cutting into the eye.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Treatment To Improve Eye Fluid Drainage cost?

$339

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $380.

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 $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,074Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $234 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $339

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
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska 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· 27th of 51

$339

AK $676WV $257

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.