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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Alaska rates for HCPCS 68400

An infected, swollen tear gland at the outer part of the upper eyelid is opened through a small incision so trapped pus can drain out. Releasing the collection relieves pain and swelling and lets antibiotics work. The site is usually left to keep draining for a short period afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland cost?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $437 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$724$389 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$204 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $155 to $5,888Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,549
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $437professional $724

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$724

CA $2,089WV $229

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.