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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$1,778$1,549 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,622 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,020
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $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
$2,630.27
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,691.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$15,488.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wyoming than in Vermont. 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.

Oregon· 15th of 51

$1,862

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.