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Eye Surface Reconstruction Using Conjunctival Tissue

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 68326

Reconstructive surgery of the surface lining of the eye or eyelid using the eye's own conjunctival tissue, either repositioned from a healthy area nearby or taken from the other eye, rather than tissue from the cheek. It is used to rebuild the eye's surface after scarring, injury, or a condition that has damaged or shortened this lining. The tissue is shaped and secured over the affected area to restore normal eye movement and comfort.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Eye Surface Reconstruction Using Conjunctival Tissue cost?

$3,226

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,226 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$891 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,023 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,399Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $1,230

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Wisconsin 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

South Dakota· 26th of 51

$3,226

$1,230 physician + $1,995 facility

WI $7,574MT $1,910

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.