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Choroid Lesion Destruction, Feeder Vessel Photocoagulation

Iowa 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 7 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$759$617 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,445 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $759 to $6,761Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,950
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,570professional $759

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
$758.58
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $955 · 13th 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.