go back

Choroid Lesion Destruction, Feeder Vessel Photocoagulation

Pennsylvania 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 8 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$550$316 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,514 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $724 to $8,318Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $229 to $724
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,692professional $550

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
$724.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $603 · 40th 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.