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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Louisiana 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$288$191 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$759 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,467Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $141 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $288

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
$371.54
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 9th of 51

$447

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.