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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Michigan 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$170 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,622 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $380 to $4,898Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $132 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $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
$380.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$588.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 46th of 51

$275

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.