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Artificial Cornea

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS L8609

Artificial cornea

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Artificial Cornea cost?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,715 to $4,074.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $4,074 to $4,074Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $4,571
$5Kfacility $4,074professional $4,074

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
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,570.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$4,074

MN $7,943DE $3,467

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.