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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$5,404

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,404 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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$275$219 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$3,236 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $389 to $9,772Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $158 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $275

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Indiana 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

Colorado· 7th of 50

$5,404

$275 physician + $5,129 facility

IN $7,036WV $588

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.