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Removing Part of the Iris and the Tissue Behind It

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 66605

Removes a section of the colored part of the eye together with part of the ring of tissue immediately behind it that produces the eye's internal fluid. It is done mainly to take out a growth involving both structures, with a margin of healthy tissue around it. The opening left in the iris is permanent.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing Part of the Iris and the Tissue Behind It cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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 5 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$1,380$1,202 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$4,898 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $4,898
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $1,380

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,235.94
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

Connecticut· 18th of 51

$1,738

CA $5,623RI $1,148

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.