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Small Cut To Open The Tear Drainage Opening

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $135.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $56 to $339Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $93 to $135
$100$200facility $89professional $129

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 34th 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.