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Removal Of A Larger Growth On The Eye Surface

Virginia 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?

$2,983

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,983 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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$229$191 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$933 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $240 to $9,550Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $162 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $229

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
$275.42
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
6 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
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 10th of 51

$2,983

$229 physician + $2,754 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.