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Drainage Of An Infected Tear Gland

Virginia 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$251$158 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$224 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $145 to $7,079Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $251

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
$223.87
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 47th of 51

$257

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.