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Injection Of Air Or Fluid Into Front Of Eye

California rates for HCPCS 66020

Air or a clear fluid is injected into the front chamber of the eye, the space between the cornea and the colored iris. It is used to restore the shape and pressure of that space, for example when it has flattened after surgery or an injury, or to press a loose inner layer of the cornea back into place. It is a short procedure done with numbing medicine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Injection Of Air Or Fluid Into Front Of Eye cost?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 12 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$200$145 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,818 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $12,882Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $112 to $851
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $200

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
$1,584.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$489.78
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$467.74
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$389.05
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$363.08

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $1,698 · 1st of 51
CA $1,698WV $166

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.