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Removal Of A Tear Gland Growth

Alaska rates for HCPCS 68540

Removes a growth from the tear gland, which sits under the bone at the outer part of the upper eyelid. An incision in the brow or upper lid region gives access to the gland, and the mass is taken out and sent for laboratory testing. It is done for a lump that is enlarging, pressing on the eye, or pushing the eyeball forward or out of position.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Tear Gland Growth cost?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,715$2,570 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,202 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $12,023Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $5,495
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $3,715

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,090.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,762.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,025.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,370.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$3,715

CA $5,495VT $1,047

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.