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Biopsy of the Tear Sac

New Jersey 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?

$3,005

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,005 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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$251$204 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,698 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,586Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $170 to $355
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $251

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
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
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 10th of 51

$3,005

$251 physician + $2,754 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.