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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Nevada 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?

$2,207

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,207 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$257$191 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,148 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,467Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $257

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
$218.78
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
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
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 21st of 51

$2,207

$257 physician + $1,950 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.