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Removal Of Lens Material From The Eye

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 66940

The material of the eye's natural lens is removed while the thin membrane bag that holds it is left in place. It is used in circumstances other than a standard cataract operation — for example after an injury, or when soft lens material is left behind or has swollen. No lens implant is included in this service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Lens Material From The Eye cost?

$3,861

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,861 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,820$1,549 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,202 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $5,888
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $1,820

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
$4,677.35
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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

Nebraska· 11th of 51

$3,861

$1,820 physician + $2,042 facility

AK $6,325FL $1,352

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.