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Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye

New Hampshire 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?

$3,313

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,313 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$1,175$955 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,698 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $1,175

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,137.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,137.96
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 17th of 51

$3,313

$1,175 physician + $2,138 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.