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Light-Activated Drug Treatment for Retina Vessels

Arizona 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 5 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$275$224 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,445 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $550 to $5,623Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $186 to $501
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,630professional $275

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $295 · 37th 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.