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Light-Activated Drug Treatment for Retina Vessels

Nebraska 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 6 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$437$295 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,188 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $537 to $13,490Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $229 to $813
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,074professional $437

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$660.69

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $490 · 6th 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.