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Choroid Lesion Destruction, Feeder Vessel Photocoagulation

North Carolina 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$631$589 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$708 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $603 to $7,586Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,549
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,660professional $631

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
$602.56
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $661 · 28th 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.