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Intraocular Lens Exchange

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 66986

This surgery removes and replaces an artificial lens that was previously implanted in the eye, usually after cataract surgery, when the original lens is causing problems or is no longer the right fit. It restores clearer vision by placing a new lens in the correct position.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Intraocular Lens Exchange cost?

$6,442

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,442 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 70 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$851 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$2,692 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,570
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $5,370professional $1,072

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
$1,122.02
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$16,982.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,089.30

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 9.2 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee
DE $16,465WV $1,783

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.