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Light-Activated Drug Treatment for Retina Vessels

West Virginia 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 October 2026.

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

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $447 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$219 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$302 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,413Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $178 to $575
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $447professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

West Virginia· 33rd of 51

$316

AK $832FL $234

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.