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Intraocular Lens Exchange

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Intraocular Lens Exchange cost?

$3,177

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,177 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,479$1,023 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,698 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,818Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,138
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $1,479

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
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,235.94
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
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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

Vermont· 31st of 51

$3,177

$1,479 physician + $1,698 facility

AK $6,867MD $2,189

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.