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Removing Part of the Iris and the Tissue Behind It

Vermont 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?

$1,175

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $1,175.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,445
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $1,175

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in California than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $1,175 · 48th of 51
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.