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Surgical Removal Of A Cloudy Membrane In The Eye

West Virginia 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?

$2,273

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,273 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$631 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$1,259 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $3,388Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $794

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$794.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 40th of 51

$2,273

$794 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.