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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Delaware 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?

$1,534

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,534 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$162 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$1,000 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,570Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $158 to $363
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $245

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
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
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
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 42nd of 51

$1,534

$245 physician + $1,288 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.