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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Missouri 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$135$123 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,096 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $263 to $5,248Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $110 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $135

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
$131.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 6th of 51

$224

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.