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Removal Of A Tear Gland Growth

Nevada 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Tear Gland Growth cost?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$912 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,175 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $955 to $5,012Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,445
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $2,188professional $1,000

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
$1,202.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$1,258.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Nevada· 34th of 51

$1,096

AK $3,981UT $537

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.