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Surgery To Drain Fluid From Behind The Eye

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 67440

This surgery opens the bony eye socket, using a section of bone that is temporarily lifted and later replaced, to reach and drain an infection or fluid collection deep behind the eye. It is used when fluid needs to be drained from this space, rather than when a mass needs to be removed. Access is gained from the side of the socket.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgery To Drain Fluid From Behind The Eye cost?

$1,413

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $2,570.

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 $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $26,915Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $1,380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,630.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 38th of 51

$1,413

AK $5,370UT $759

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.