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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

New Mexico 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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$1,514$1,122 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,175 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,995
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,549professional $1,514

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $1,514 · 27th 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.