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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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$162 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,445 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $389 to $7,079Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $132 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $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
$223.87
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$954.99
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 14th 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.