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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Minnesota 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?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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$2,344$1,778 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,020 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $12,882Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $4,169
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $2,344

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
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,786.30
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 8th of 51

$2,512

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.