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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Iowa 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 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$145$123 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$363 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $195 to $6,761Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $102 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $145

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
$213.80
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$191

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.