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Glaucoma Drainage Operation (Trabeculectomy)

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 66170

Creates a new channel through the white of the eye so fluid can drain out beneath the surface tissue, lowering the pressure inside the eye and slowing the damage caused by glaucoma. This version is for an eye that has not had earlier surgery or injury leaving scarring in the area.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Glaucoma Drainage Operation (Trabeculectomy) cost?

$2,808

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,808 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,259$1,023 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$1,259 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $871 to $6,457Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $1,259

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$9,120.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska 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

West Virginia· 43rd of 51

$2,808

$1,259 physician + $1,549 facility

AK $7,754MD $2,390

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.