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Removal Of Tear Gland Tissue

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 68505

Surgical removal of tissue from the gland that produces tears, located beneath the outer edge of the eyebrow, performed for a reason other than removing a tumor. This may be done to treat gland disease, chronic inflammation, or another condition affecting the gland.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Tear Gland Tissue cost?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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$1,175$1,096 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,188 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,818
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311professional $1,175

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$45,708.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,388.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,951.21
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$45,708.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $1,445 · 32nd of 51
CA $5,754WV $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.