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Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye

Vermont 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?

$1,000

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $1,230.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,818Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,413
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $1,000

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 21st of 51

$1,000

AK $2,818UT $372

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.