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Laser Treatment Of A Small Retina Lesion

South Dakota 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$692 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$447 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,202Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $1,000

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
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
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
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$933

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.