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Light-Activated Drug Treatment for Retina Vessels

Rhode Island 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?

$288

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $331.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,074Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $209 to $331
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,138professional $245

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $288 · 42nd 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.