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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Colorado rates for HCPCS 68020

This procedure treats a fluid-filled cyst on the conjunctiva, the clear tissue covering the white of the eye and lining the inner eyelid, by making a small opening to drain it. It is typically a quick in-office procedure done with local numbing of the eye. It relieves irritation or a visible bump caused by the cyst.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$105 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$3,090 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $148 to $9,333Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $95 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $132

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
$144.54
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Colorado· 24th of 51

$155

CA $398HI $117

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.