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Laser Treatment Of A Small Retina Lesion

Iowa rates for HCPCS 67210

A laser is used to treat a small, localized area of abnormal tissue on the retina, such as a small tumor or an area of leaking blood vessels, sealing it in place over one or more treatment sessions. It targets a specific spot rather than treating the entire retina.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laser Treatment Of A Small Retina Lesion cost?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$794 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$617 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,677Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,514
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$630.96

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$1,072

AK $1,995UT $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.