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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Illinois 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 6 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$1,413$1,072 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,514 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,981
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,188professional $1,413

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $1,622 · 23rd 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.