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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

New Mexico 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?

$1,802

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,802 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$214 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,122 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $479 to $7,586Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $170 to $525
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $288

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
$190.55
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
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
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 32nd of 51

$1,802

$288 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.