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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Tennessee 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$141$115 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,380 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,074Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $105 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $141

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
$269.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 27th of 51

$151

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.