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Biopsy of the Tear Sac

Louisiana 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?

$1,729

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,729 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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 5 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 $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$1,202 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $759 to $5,129Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $240 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $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
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
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
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 35th of 51

$1,729

$316 physician + $1,413 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.