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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 October 2026.

How much does Complete Removal of a Tear Gland cost?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,266 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,266$2,630 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$3,548 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $12,023Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $5,754
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $4,266

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,317.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,606.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$13,803.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$4,266

AK $4,266UT $589

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.