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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 July 2026.

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

$3,822

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,822 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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$355$257 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$851 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $457 to $7,079Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,175
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$776.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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· 18th of 50

$3,822

$355 physician + $3,467 facility

IN $7,036WV $588

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.