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Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye cost?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $12,023.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $776 to $20,417
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $2,138 · 36th of 50
CA $8,710WV $708

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.