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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Idaho 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 8 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$1,622$1,288 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$2,291 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,291
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $5,012professional $1,622

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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,589.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,238.72
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,128.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $1,698 · 19th 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.