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Biopsy of the Tear Sac

Oklahoma 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?

$2,102

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,102 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$257 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$912 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $389 to $6,310Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $282

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
$758.58
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 21st of 51

$2,102

$282 physician + $1,820 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.