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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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$1,230$1,096 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,630 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,630
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,890professional $1,230

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $2,512 · 7th 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.