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Laser Iridotomy (Eye)

Iowa 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$417 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$501 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $363 to $3,802Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $295 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $525

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
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
6 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
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$562

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.