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Opening The Eye Socket To Explore Behind The Eye

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 67450

Opens the eye socket through an incision at the side of the eye, temporarily lifting out a window of the bony wall so the space behind the eyeball can be examined directly. A sample of tissue may be taken during the same operation if something abnormal is found. The bone is put back in place at the end.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Eye Socket To Explore Behind The Eye cost?

$4,967

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,967 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,455$1,514 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,514 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $4,898Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $2,455

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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,715.35
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Wyoming 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 41st of 50

$4,967

$2,455 physician + $2,512 facility

WY $15,887WV $2,894

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.