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Tear Gland Tumor Removal Requiring Bone Cutting

Indiana rates for HCPCS 68550

Removal of a growth in the tear gland, which sits under the bone at the outer upper corner of the eye socket. Because of where the growth lies, a piece of the surrounding bone is cut to open the way in, and it is replaced or reconstructed at the end.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tear Gland Tumor Removal Requiring Bone Cutting cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 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 5 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$1,202$1,148 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$6,457 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,778
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $1,202

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wyoming 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.

Indiana· 25th of 51

$1,738

WY $6,918VT $1,288

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.