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Light-Activated Drug Treatment for Retina Vessels

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 67221

This is a treatment for abnormal blood vessel growth beneath the retina, often related to macular degeneration, where a light-sensitive medication is given through an intravenous line and then activated with a special low-energy light aimed into the eye. Activating the medication seals off the abnormal vessels while sparing the surrounding healthy retinal tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Light-Activated Drug Treatment for Retina Vessels cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$263$219 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$537 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,820Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $186 to $389
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $741professional $263

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
$263.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $324 · 31st of 51
WY $977WV $257

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.