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Removal Of Stone Or Object From Tear Duct

Alaska rates for HCPCS 68530

Removes a stone or a foreign object lodged in the tear drainage passages at the inner corner of the eye. The passage is opened or flushed so the blockage can be lifted out and normal tear drainage restored. It is done for a constantly watery eye, swelling at the inner corner, or repeated infections caused by the obstruction.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Stone Or Object From Tear Duct cost?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $603 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,023$676 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$398 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,677Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,042
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $1,023

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,023

AK $1,023MD $302

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.