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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Florida 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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$224$135 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,514 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,715Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $102 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $224

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
$549.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$489.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,585.78
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 41st of 51

$288

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.