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Laser Iridotomy (Eye)

Alabama rates for HCPCS 66761

A laser is used to create a tiny opening in the colored part of the eye (the iris) to allow fluid to flow more freely inside the eye. It is most often performed to treat or prevent a form of glaucoma caused by blocked fluid drainage, which can otherwise cause a dangerous rise in eye pressure. The procedure is done without cutting into the eye surgically.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laser Iridotomy (Eye) cost?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$309$245 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$617 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,413Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $224 to $562
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,349professional $309

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.2 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.

Alabama· 11th of 51

$447

AK $955UT $229

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.