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Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye

North Carolina 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?

$2,056

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,056 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$676$589 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$676 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,898Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $676

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
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$2,056

$676 physician + $1,380 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.