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Chalazion Removal Under General Anesthesia

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 67808

Removes a chalazion — a firm, usually painless lump in the eyelid caused by a blocked oil gland — with the patient fully asleep under general anesthesia or in a hospital setting. One lump or several can be dealt with in the same sitting. This version is used when the patient cannot cooperate with numbing alone, such as a young child, or when the situation needs hospital facilities.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chalazion Removal Under General Anesthesia cost?

$1,688

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,688 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$269 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$871 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $661 to $9,120Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $110 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $339

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$1,688

$339 physician + $1,349 facility

CO $4,914MT $1,099

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.