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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Louisiana 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$1,413$1,202 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,413 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $891 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$758.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wyoming than in Vermont. 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$1,738

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.