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Biopsy of the Tear Sac

North Carolina 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?

$1,742

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,742 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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$263$224 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$1,000 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,571Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $155 to $631
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $263

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
$251.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
9 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
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 33rd of 51

$1,742

$263 physician + $1,479 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.