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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Mississippi 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$148 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$501 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $288 to $2,138Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $123 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $933professional $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
$134.90
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 25th of 51

$309

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.