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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Georgia 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 6 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$148$126 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,479 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $200 to $7,079Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $107 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $148

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
$138.04
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 22nd of 51

$166

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.