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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 5 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$1,288$1,148 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,089 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,089
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,311professional $1,288

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $1,622 · 22nd 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.