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Destroying a Cyst or Growth on the Iris

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 66770

Destroys a cyst or other growth on the colored part of the eye or the ring of tissue just behind it, using heat, freezing, or laser energy rather than cutting it out. Because the lesion is treated in place, the eye's structures are disturbed less than by removing tissue. It is used for growths that block vision, push on the lens, or raise pressure inside the eye.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destroying a Cyst or Growth on the Iris cost?

$3,421

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,421 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 67 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$501 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,023 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $550 to $8,511Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $603

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 6.7 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

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CA $6,084MD $912

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.