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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 July 2026.

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

$1,424

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,424 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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$302$204 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$324 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $200 to $7,244Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $174 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $302

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
$281.84
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 42nd of 50

$1,424

$302 physician + $1,122 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.