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Small Cut To Open The Tear Drainage Opening

West Virginia 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $102 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$91.20 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$97.72 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,230Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $85 to $129
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $102professional $102

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
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,949.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 50th of 51

$102

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.