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Light-Activated Drug Treatment for Retina Vessels

Washington, DC 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?

$302

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $245 to $398.

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 $2,512 · 10th to 90th $257 to $7,762Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $355
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,512professional $257

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
$257.04
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $302 · 36th 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.