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Small Cut To Open The Tear Drainage Opening

Wyoming 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?

$309

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $490.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $295 to $3,236Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $135 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $295professional $309

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
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 1st of 51

$309

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.