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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Colorado 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 7 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$155 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$3,090 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $347 to $8,913Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $117 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $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
$346.74
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$645.65
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$347

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.