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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Michigan 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$141$112 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,622 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,898Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $91 to $209
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $141

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
$154.88
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$354.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$141

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.