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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 October 2026.

How much does Complete Removal of a Tear Gland cost?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$2,089 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,905 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $8,913Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $7,943
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,884professional $2,344

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$2,455

AK $4,266UT $589

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.