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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Nebraska 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 7 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$229 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,188 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $355 to $13,490Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $123 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,737.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$724.44

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$468

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.