Clears blocked oil glands in the eyelids, a common cause of dry, gritty, burning eyes. Warmth is applied to the lids to soften the thickened oil inside the glands, and the glands are then pressed by hand so the blockage is expressed and normal oil flow returns.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Eyelid Oil Gland Clearing For Dry Eye cost?
$126
Typical facility fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $61.66 to $741.
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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $62 to $1,820Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $36 to $224
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Facility
Global
$537.03
$1,071.52
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Professional
Global
$36.31
$125.89
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Facility
Global
$61.66
$61.66
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$741.31
Facility
Global
$95.50
$275.42
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Professional
Global
$25.12
$34.67
$66.07
Where Arkansas sits
The same service costs 61.7 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. 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.