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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Connecticut 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?

$4,492

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,492 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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$324$269 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$2,188 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $813 to $7,943Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $200 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $324

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
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
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
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$4,492

$324 physician + $4,169 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.