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Small Cut To Open The Tear Drainage Opening

Hawaii 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?

$107

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $138.

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 $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,884Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $81 to $162
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,884professional $98

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$169.82
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 47th of 51

$107

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.