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Injection Of Air Or Fluid Into Front Of Eye

Maryland 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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$191$166 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$708 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $339 to $3,981Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $135 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,981professional $191

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
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 10.2 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$191

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.