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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

South Carolina 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $9,120 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$1,288$1,023 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,120$2,630 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,698
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $9,120professional $1,288

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
$1,318.26
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$1,318

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.