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Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye

Connecticut 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?

$4,938

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,938 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$813 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$2,399 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $851 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $1,047

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,023.29
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,398.83
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
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 7th of 51

$4,938

$1,047 physician + $3,890 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.