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Freezing Or Heat Treatment For Retina Disease

Maryland rates for HCPCS 67227

This treatment uses a freezing (cryotherapy) or controlled-heat (diathermy) technique applied to the outside of the eye to treat widespread or worsening damage to the retina, the light-sensing layer at the back of the eye. It's typically used for conditions such as advanced diabetic eye disease, where the retina's blood vessels or tissue are extensively affected. The goal is to slow or stop further damage to the retina.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freezing Or Heat Treatment For Retina Disease cost?

$324

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $380.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $158 to $7,943Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $257 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $324

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$324

CA $2,512WV $288

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.