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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Ohio 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 8 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$1,072$1,000 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$3,090 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $832 to $5,754
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,129professional $1,072

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
$1,621.81
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $1,622 · 21st 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.