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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Kentucky 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$1,096$891 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,291 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,698
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,388professional $1,096

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
$616.60
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,677.35
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $1,259 · 42nd 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.