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Laser Release Of Scar Tissue Inside The Front Of The Eye

Montana rates for HCPCS 65860

This is a laser procedure to break apart bands of scar tissue or adhesions that have formed inside the front part of the eye, for example between the iris and the lens or the iris and the gel-like substance behind it. Releasing these bands can restore normal movement of eye structures and improve fluid flow within the eye.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Release Of Scar Tissue Inside The Front Of The Eye cost?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $513 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$339 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$427 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $417 to $575Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $427

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$562.34
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in California 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$457

CA $2,291WV $302

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.