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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Ohio 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?

$1,465

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,465 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$263$182 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$759 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,754Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $48 to $447
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $263

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
$489.78
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
7 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
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 44th of 51

$1,465

$263 physician + $1,202 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.