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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 9 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$120 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$132 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $120 to $3,715Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $110 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $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
$120.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$288.40
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,786.30
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,786.30
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 25th 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.