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Expression Of Follicles On The Inner Eyelid

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 68040

The eyelid is turned back and inflamed follicles on the inner lining of the lid are squeezed so their contents are released. It is a brief treatment for long-standing inflammation of the eyelid lining, and it is done in the office with the eye numbed by drops.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Expression Of Follicles On The Inner Eyelid cost?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $132 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$69.18$50.12 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$89.13 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $71 to $891Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $43 to $138
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $132professional $69

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$138.04
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.17

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

West Virginia· 33rd of 51

$70.79

AK $191FL $51.29

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.