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Small Cut To Open The Tear Drainage Opening

Maine 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?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $158.

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 $158 · 10th to 90th $151 to $537Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $87 to $204
$100$200$500facility $158professional $138

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 26th of 51

$138

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.