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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

North Carolina 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?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$1,047$977 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,202 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,311
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $1,820professional $1,047

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
$1,023.29
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $1,148 · 47th 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.