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Unlisted Front-Of-Eye Procedure

California rates for HCPCS 66999

An operation on the front part of the eye - the cornea, iris, lens, and the drainage structures around them - that has no standard named entry of its own. It is used when the surgery performed does not match any established description, so the surgeon submits a written report of exactly what was done.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Front-Of-Eye Procedure cost?

$3,631

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,042$1,202 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,630 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $15,136Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,026
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $2,042

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,890.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 52.5 times more in New Hampshire than in Wyoming. 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.

California· 14th of 51

$3,631

NH $9,772WY $186

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.