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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 October 2026.

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

$4,654

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,654 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$288$219 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,188 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,913Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $186 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 1st of 51

$4,654

$288 physician + $4,365 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.