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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$1,072$1,023 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,630 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $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
$1,148.15
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,584.89
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,888.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$1,259

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.