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Laser Iridotomy (Eye)

Louisiana 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$282 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$240 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,622Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $240 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $339

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
$389.05
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$645.65
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
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 36th of 51

$339

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.