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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Utah 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$282$141 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,380 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $141 to $4,571Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $129 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $282

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
$141.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$251.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 43rd of 51

$282

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.