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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Arkansas 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 Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $891 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$240$151 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$617 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,862Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $123 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $891professional $240

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
$169.82
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 23rd 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.