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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Arizona 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 5 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$1,096$933 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$3,020 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,291
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,890professional $1,096

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $1,318 · 39th 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.