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Removal Of An Implant From The Front Of The Eye

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 65920

Takes out material implanted in the front part of the eye, such as an artificial lens, when it has shifted out of position, is rubbing on nearby structures, or is causing inflammation or clouding. The implant is removed through a small opening at the edge of the cornea.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Implant From The Front Of The Eye cost?

$2,975

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,975 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$759 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,445 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $9,772Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,349
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $933

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
$831.76
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Washington, DC than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Mexico· 28th of 51

$2,975

$933 physician + $2,042 facility

DC $6,567MD $2,077

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.