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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 July 2026.

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

$1,738

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 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 $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $1,622

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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· 34th of 51

$1,738

CA $7,586RI $1,349

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.