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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Oregon 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?

$1,033

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,033 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $617 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$417$282 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$617$537 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $372 to $5,129Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $195 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $417

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
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
13 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
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$53.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 49th of 51

$1,033

$417 physician + $617 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.