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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Connecticut 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 5 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$295$170 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,802 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $8,511Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $145 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $295

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 18th of 51

$339

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.