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Removal Of Tear Gland Tissue

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Tear Gland Tissue cost?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,445$1,122 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$2,188 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,138
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 24th of 51

$1,445

AK $4,266UT $589

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.