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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Alabama 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 4 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$282$166 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,072 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,754Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $135 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $282

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 22nd of 51

$316

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.