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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Kentucky 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$120$110 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$129 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $117 to $10,715Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $95 to $204
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $120

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
$117.49
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$123

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.