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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

North Dakota 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 5 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$214$120 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$117 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $110 to $3,311Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $110 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $120professional $214

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
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$209

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.