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Biopsy of the Tear Sac

Virginia 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?

$2,852

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,852 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$240 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,000 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $331 to $9,550Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $229 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $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
$316.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
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
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 11th of 51

$2,852

$282 physician + $2,570 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.