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Incision and Drainage of Conjunctival Cyst

Vermont 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?

$126

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $135.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $112 to $174
$100$200professional $126

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
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$416.87

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 46th of 51

$126

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.