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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$224$155 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,072 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $347 to $5,248Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $135 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $224

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
$309.03
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 8th 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.