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Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye

Ohio 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?

$2,041

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,041 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$355 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$912 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,511Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $95 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $562

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
$2,344.23
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 47th of 51

$2,041

$562 physician + $1,479 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.