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Making an Opening in the Iris to Let Light In

Virginia 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?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $6,607.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $562 to $8,913Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $479 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $646

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,182.57

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in South Carolina than in West Virginia. 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.

Virginia· 19th of 50

$3,802

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.