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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

South Carolina 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 6 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$275$162 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$372 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $162 to $9,772Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $126 to $380
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $851professional $275

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
$162.18
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 17th of 51

$339

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.