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Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye

New York 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?

$4,113

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,113 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$575 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,698 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $7,943Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $513 to $977
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $646

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
$1,819.70
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,584.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,511.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,238.72
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
15 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
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$275.42
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$138.04
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65

Where New York 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 York· 9th of 51

$4,113

$646 physician + $3,467 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.