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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface cost?

$5,075

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,075 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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$229 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$417 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $229 to $14,125Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $174 to $457
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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

South Carolina· 8th of 50

$5,075

$288 physician + $4,786 facility

IN $7,036WV $588

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.