Keratoplasty (corneal transplant); penetrating (except in aphakia or pseudophakia)
AI EXPLANATION: A corneal transplant, known clinically as penetrating keratoplasty, is an outpatient surgical procedure in which an eye surgeon replaces damaged or cloudy corneal tissue with clear, healthy tissue from a donor. The cornea is the clear dome covering the front of the eye that focuses light. In this full-thickness procedure, all layers of the central cornea are replaced while keeping the patient's natural eye lens in place.
Across 9 hospitals, negotiated prices for this code range from $0 to $29,969. Each dot below is one payer and plan's rate as published by the hospital.