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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Indiana 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?

$3,314

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,314 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$224$186 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,413 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $631 to $8,318Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $155 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $224

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
$169.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,388.44
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
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
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 8th of 51

$3,314

$224 physician + $3,090 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.