# CPT 68400: Incision, drainage of lacrimal gland abscess

Medicare CPT 68400 pays $295.93 in a non-facility setting and $112.90 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $260.60 in Arkansas to $341.26 in District of Columbia, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/68400-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $295.93 |
| National facility | $112.90 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $341.26 | $125.65 |
| California | $338.80 | $122.22 |
| Alaska | $337.46 | $142.53 |
| Washington | $329.56 | $120.90 |
| New Jersey | $328.79 | $122.69 |
| New York | $327.41 | $123.21 |
| Hawaii | $326.09 | $117.97 |
| Massachusetts | $325.77 | $120.14 |
| Connecticut | $316.10 | $118.97 |
| Colorado | $310.60 | $115.84 |
| Oregon | $307.64 | $114.81 |
| Maryland | $307.00 | $116.19 |
| New Hampshire | $304.96 | $114.42 |
| Rhode Island | $304.24 | $115.17 |
| Florida | $301.14 | $117.49 |
| Minnesota | $299.44 | $111.09 |
| Puerto Rico | $298.44 | $113.39 |
| Virgin Islands | $298.44 | $113.39 |
| Montana | $295.92 | $112.89 |
| Nevada | $295.39 | $112.17 |
| Wyoming | $294.72 | $111.68 |
| North Dakota | $293.15 | $110.12 |
| Delaware | $292.93 | $112.09 |
| South Dakota | $292.83 | $109.79 |
| Illinois | $292.48 | $115.62 |
| Texas | $292.28 | $112.08 |
| Pennsylvania | $291.96 | $112.68 |
| Vermont | $291.28 | $110.07 |
| Virginia | $290.57 | $110.65 |
| Arizona | $287.99 | $110.63 |
| Georgia | $286.15 | $111.54 |
| Maine | $283.76 | $108.86 |
| Michigan | $283.53 | $111.66 |
| Wisconsin | $282.85 | $107.50 |
| Utah | $281.39 | $109.33 |
| North Carolina | $278.53 | $107.76 |
| New Mexico | $277.41 | $109.57 |
| South Carolina | $277.41 | $108.28 |
| Missouri | $276.55 | $108.59 |
| Indiana | $276.41 | $106.74 |
| Louisiana | $275.75 | $108.64 |
| Ohio | $275.57 | $108.46 |
| Nebraska | $274.97 | $106.03 |
| Idaho | $274.71 | $106.32 |
| Iowa | $273.18 | $105.70 |
| Tennessee | $272.43 | $106.05 |
| Kansas | $271.10 | $105.64 |
| Oklahoma | $269.80 | $106.35 |
| Kentucky | $269.51 | $106.79 |
| West Virginia | $267.23 | $108.17 |
| Alabama | $264.59 | $104.44 |
| Mississippi | $262.12 | $104.52 |
| Arkansas | $260.60 | $103.37 |

## Related codes

- 65091: Evisceration of ocular contents — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65091-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65205: Removal of foreign body, external eye, conjunctival superficial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65205-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65222: Removal of foreign body, external eye, corneal with slit lamp — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65222-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65400: Excision/transposition of pterygium — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65400-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65426: Excision/transposition of pterygium with graft — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65426-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65710: Keratoplasty (corneal transplant), anterior lamellar — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65710-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65730: Keratoplasty, penetrating, in aphakia — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65730-cpt-fee-schedule
- 65750: Keratoplasty, penetrating, in pseudophakia — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/65750-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 68400 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules