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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 October 2026.

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

$263

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $437.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,291Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $162 to $437
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,202professional $229

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
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
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$263

AK $1,000KY $214

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.