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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Maryland 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?

$1,945

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,945 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$229 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$1,148 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,631Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $178 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $324

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 38th of 50

$1,945

$324 physician + $1,622 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.