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Biopsy of the Tear Sac

New York 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?

$3,557

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,557 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$214 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,622 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,413Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $195 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $245

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
$1,513.56
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$575.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$794.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,000.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
6 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
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87

Where New York 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 York· 6th of 51

$3,557

$245 physician + $3,311 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.