Eye Muscle Weakened With A Deep Stitch

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 67334

Anchors an eye muscle to the wall of the eyeball well behind its normal attachment, which weakens the pull of that muscle in certain directions of gaze. It is used in surgery to straighten eyes that do not line up, particularly when the misalignment appears only when looking a particular way. It is performed as part of the main eye-straightening operation and billed in addition to it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Eye Muscle Weakened With A Deep Stitch cost?

$5,216

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,216 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

4% physician fee96% facility fee

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 52 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$204	$129 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,012	$1,862 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $372 to $13,490Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,479

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $660.69 Median $4,677.35 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$660.69	$4,677.35	$12,022.64
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,235.94 Median $8,511.38 Typical High $15,135.61	Facility	Global	$3,235.94	$8,511.38	$15,135.61
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $177.83 Median $446.68 Typical High $1,202.26	Facility	Global	$177.83	$446.68	$1,202.26
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $223.87 Median $1,148.15 Typical High $3,630.78	Facility	Global	$223.87	$1,148.15	$3,630.78

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 17.1 times more in California than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CA $9,458SD $553

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.