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Small Cut To Open The Tear Drainage Opening

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 68440

This is a minor procedure that makes a small snip in the tiny opening at the inner corner of the eyelid where tears normally drain. It is done to widen a narrowed drainage opening and relieve excess tearing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Small Cut To Open The Tear Drainage Opening cost?

$129

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $224.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $129 to $5,888Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $78 to $135
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $126

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
$128.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$281.84

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wyoming 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.

Washington, DC· 31st of 51

$129

WY $309MT $102

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.