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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

North Dakota 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$309$257 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$138 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,995Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $138 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $295professional $309

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
$131.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 31st of 51

$302

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.