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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Florida 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$776$575 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,514 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $12,023Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,175
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,291professional $776

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 46th of 51

$955

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.