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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Montana 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 Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$105 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$186 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $186 to $229Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $93 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $200professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 26th 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.