Stitch Repair of the Iris

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 66682

Places a stitch in the iris, the colored part of the eye, working through a small opening at the edge of the cornea. The suture is drawn back out through that tiny incision to be tied, so the repair is made without opening the eye widely. It closes a tear or gap in the iris or reattaches it where it has pulled away.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stitch Repair of the Iris cost?

$5,007

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,007 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

19% physician fee81% facility fee

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 54 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$933	$692 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$4,074	$2,042 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,000Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $589 to $2,042

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $870.96 Median $3,548.13 Typical High $10,000.00	Facility	Global	$870.96	$3,548.13	$10,000.00
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,089.30 Median $5,128.61 Typical High $11,481.54	Facility	Global	$2,089.30	$5,128.61	$11,481.54
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $602.56 Median $1,737.80 Typical High $5,495.41	Facility	Global	$602.56	$1,737.80	$5,495.41
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,412.54 Median $3,981.07 Typical High $9,120.11	Facility	Global	$1,412.54	$3,981.07	$9,120.11

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 4.2 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CA $6,580MD $1,552

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.