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Destruction of Eye Surface Growth

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 68135

This procedure removes a growth on the clear membrane covering the white part of the eye using a method such as freezing, burning, or a laser, rather than cutting it out with a scalpel. It treats a growth on this surface that is causing irritation, cosmetic concern, or needs to be removed for evaluation. Because the tissue is destroyed rather than excised in one piece, this method is chosen for certain types of smaller or superficial growths.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destruction of Eye Surface Growth cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$151 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,318 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,571Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $138 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $200

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
$346.74
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
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
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
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
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in California 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.

Tennessee· 30th of 51

$209

CA $1,318WV $158

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.