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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

New Mexico 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$162$126 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$141 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $112 to $4,571Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $102 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $191professional $162

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
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 19th of 51

$170

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.