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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 8 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$269$138 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$912 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $288 to $10,233Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,202
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $269

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
$239.88
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 32nd 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.