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Drainage of Fluid From the Back of the Eye

New York rates for HCPCS 67015

Fluid is drawn off from behind the retina, from beneath the layer of blood vessels under it, or from the jelly-filled cavity, through a small opening made in the white of the eye a short distance behind the colored part. It is used to relieve a build-up of fluid or pressure that is threatening sight.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of Fluid From the Back of the Eye cost?

$4,750

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,750 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$537 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,630 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,120Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,660
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,074professional $676

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
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,445.44
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,344.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,995.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,659.59
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where New York sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in New Mexico than in Maine. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNew York $4,750 · 15th of 50
NM $7,574ME $1,296

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.