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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Georgia 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?

$1,600

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,600 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$282$234 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$832 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,012Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $182 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $282

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
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
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
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 39th of 51

$1,600

$282 physician + $1,318 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.