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Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye

Colorado rates for HCPCS 66830

Removes the hazy membrane that can form behind a lens implant in the months or years after cataract surgery, restoring clear vision. It is done in an operating room through a small incision at the edge of the eye, rather than with a clinic laser. Part of the iris is sometimes trimmed at the same time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye cost?

$5,442

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,442 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$794 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,512 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $8,913Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $871

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
$1,995.26
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
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
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$5,442

$871 physician + $4,571 facility

AK $6,054AL $1,518

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.