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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Nebraska 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?

$2,193

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,193 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$251 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,479 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,586Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $331

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
$302.00
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
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
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$223.87

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 22nd of 51

$2,193

$331 physician + $1,862 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.