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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Montana 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$372$224 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$224 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $224 to $550Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $158 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $372professional $372

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 12th of 51

$372

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.