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Choroid Lesion Destruction, Feeder Vessel Photocoagulation

Alaska rates for HCPCS G0186

Destruction of localized lesion of choroid (for example, choroidal neovascularization); photocoagulation, feeder vessel technique (one or more sessions)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Choroid Lesion Destruction, Feeder Vessel Photocoagulation cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 6 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$955$955 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$955 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $589 to $14,125Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $589 to $2,884
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $955

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$851.14
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in California than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,349 · 3rd of 51
CA $4,365CT $229

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.