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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 July 2026.

How much does Complete Removal of a Tear Gland cost?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 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 7 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$1,047$813 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$2,455 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,660
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,761professional $1,047

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
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,290.87
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Florida 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.

Florida $1,175 · 45th 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.