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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 October 2026.

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

$1,408

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,408 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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$537$339 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$355 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $195 to $4,365Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $871professional $537

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
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 46th of 51

$1,408

$537 physician + $871 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.