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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Kansas 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$275$158 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$955 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $257 to $7,586Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $141 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $275

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
$457.09
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 21st of 51

$331

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.