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Unlisted Front-Of-Eye Procedure

South Carolina 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 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 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$30.20$30.20 to $3,802
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,514 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $832 to $21,878Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $9,120
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $30

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
$4,365.16
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 7th of 51

$4,365

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.