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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Arizona 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$251$138 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,585 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $550 to $5,623Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $120 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $251

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 27th of 51

$309

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.