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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Alaska rates for HCPCS 68115

Removes a growth from the conjunctiva, the thin clear membrane covering the white of the eye. This is the version for a larger growth, wider than about a centimeter, so a broader area of membrane is taken and the bare surface may need closing or covering. The tissue that is removed is examined under a microscope.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface cost?

$3,253

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,253 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$479 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,950 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $8,913Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $741

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
$1,000.00
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,737.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,511.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Alaska· 9th of 51

$3,253

$741 physician + $2,512 facility

CO $4,654MT $736

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.