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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 October 2026.

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

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $501 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$550 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$355 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $295 to $3,802Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $525 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $589

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,019.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Pennsylvania· 44th of 51

$589

AK $1,778FL $490

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.