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Unlisted Front-Of-Eye Procedure

Maryland 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 4 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$537$186 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$891 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $490 to $4,365Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $60 to $2,455
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $537

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,454.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$537

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.