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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Iowa 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?

$2,395

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,395 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$490$389 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$851 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,310Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $282 to $977
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $490

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
$562.34
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
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
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 17th of 51

$2,395

$490 physician + $1,905 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.