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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Tennessee 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?

$2,887

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,887 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$316$229 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,738 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $741 to $6,026Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $170 to $537
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,570professional $316

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
$616.60
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeTennessee $2,887 · 27th of 50
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.