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Injection Of Air Or Fluid Into Front Of Eye

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

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

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$155 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$550 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $372 to $3,715Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $126 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $200

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
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
10 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
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.7 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$200

AK $708UT $151

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.