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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Minnesota 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$437$282 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$692 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,236Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $204 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $437

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
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,258.93
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$457

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.