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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Rhode Island 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?

$2,229

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,229 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$219 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,175 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,888Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $182 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $324

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
3 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
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 20th of 51

$2,229

$324 physician + $1,905 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.