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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Iowa 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 8 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$316$229 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$776 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $347 to $6,761Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $132 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $316

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
$524.81
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$724.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$479

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.