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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Alaska rates for HCPCS 68500

Removes the whole tear-producing gland that sits under the bone at the outer top corner of the eye socket. It is done for disease of the gland itself, such as long-standing inflammation or infection, rather than for a growth in the gland; taking out a growth, harmless or cancerous, is a different operation. The gland is taken out entirely rather than in part.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complete Removal of a Tear Gland cost?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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$3,981$2,754 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,318 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $12,023Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $5,888
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $3,981

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$8,317.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$8,317.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wyoming than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $3,981 · 3rd of 51
WY $6,026VT $1,122

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.