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Laser Iridotomy (Eye)

North Carolina 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$339 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$288 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,905Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $263 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $372professional $417

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
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
10 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
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 15th of 51

$417

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.