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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Minnesota 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$245$186 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$324 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $132 to $3,311Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $132 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $245

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
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$954.99
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$251

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.