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Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye

Kentucky 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?

$2,848

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,848 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$617 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,047 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $724 to $8,318Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,175
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $661

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
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$524.81

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 25th of 51

$2,848

$661 physician + $2,188 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.