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Laser Iridotomy (Eye)

Minnesota 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$562$389 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$427 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,995Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $741professional $562

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
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$575

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.