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Injection Of Air Or Fluid Into Front Of Eye

Vermont 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?

$229

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $324.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,818Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $145 to $347
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $229

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 22nd of 51

$229

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.