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Laser Release Of Scar Tissue Inside The Front Of The Eye

Virginia 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 October 2026.

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

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$245 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$372 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $257 to $5,623Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $224 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 5.2 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$295

AK $1,000UT $191

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.