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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

North Carolina 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?

$1,816

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,816 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$302$240 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$933 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $513 to $5,129Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $174 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $302

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
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
10 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
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$1,816

$302 physician + $1,514 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.