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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 October 2026.

How much does Complete Removal of a Tear Gland cost?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,778$1,549 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,905 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,291
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $1,778

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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,290.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,630.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$12,589.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$6,918.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
16 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
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$1,862

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.