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Making an Opening in the Iris to Let Light In

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 66635

Removes a small piece of the iris, the colored ring of the eye, through an incision at the edge of the cornea, creating a clear window for light to reach the back of the eye. It is used when the usual path through the pupil is blocked, for example by scarring or clouding in the center, so that light can enter around the obstruction. The new opening works as a second pupil.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Making an Opening in the Iris to Let Light In cost?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $7,586.

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

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $550 to $9,550
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $1,738

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
$549.54
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$45,708.82

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in South Carolina than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $1,738 · 38th of 50
SC $8,511WV $562

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.