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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Kansas 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?

$1,254

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,254 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$363$263 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$851 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,786Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $363

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
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
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 47th of 51

$1,254

$363 physician + $891 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.