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Removing Part of the Iris and the Tissue Behind It

Montana 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 October 2026.

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

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$1,585$1,122 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$1,585 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,778
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $1,585

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 7.6 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.

Montana· 19th of 51

$1,585

AK $4,365UT $575

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.