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Preventive Freezing Treatment For A Retinal Tear

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 67141

A clinician uses a freezing probe applied to the outside of the eye to seal a weak spot, tear, or thin area in the retina before it can progress to a full retinal detachment. It does not involve draining any fluid from behind the retina. This preventive treatment is used when a retinal problem is caught early enough to head off a more serious detachment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Preventive Freezing Treatment For A Retinal Tear cost?

$347

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $537.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $275 to $7,762Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $257 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $347

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
$275.42
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Wyoming 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$347

WY $1,230MD $324

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.