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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Indiana 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$891 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,995 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $14,125Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $955

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
$1,000.00
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,584.89
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,495.41
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 39th of 51

$1,072

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.