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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Nebraska 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$1,778$1,413 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$6,026 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $5,888
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,943professional $1,778

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $1,995 · 11th 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.