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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

New York 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 9 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$1,148$933 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,090 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,020
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,898professional $1,148

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
$1,230.27
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,511.89
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,884.03
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where New York 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 York $1,862 · 14th 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.