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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

South Carolina 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 7 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$138$117 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$174 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $138 to $9,772Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $98 to $186
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $851professional $138

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
$138.04
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$141

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.