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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Connecticut 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $7,762 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$1,349$1,148 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,762$5,248 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $977 to $4,677
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,762professional $1,349

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wyoming than in Vermont. 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.

Connecticut· 20th of 51

$1,660

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.