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Biopsy of the Tear Sac

Colorado rates for HCPCS 68525

Takes a sample of tissue from the tear sac, the small pouch beside the nose that collects tears before they drain into the nasal cavity. The sample is examined under a microscope to find out what is behind a swelling, a blockage, or a lump in that area. The sac itself is left in place.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Biopsy of the Tear Sac cost?

$4,783

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,783 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$316$288 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$2,239 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $8,710Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $251 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $316

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 6.4 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 1st of 51

$4,783

$316 physician + $4,467 facility

CO $4,783MT $743

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.