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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Minnesota 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?

$1,831

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,831 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$513$347 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$776 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $324 to $6,918Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $513

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
$194.98
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$25,118.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 39th of 50

$1,831

$513 physician + $1,318 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.