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Repair Of A Torn Tear Drainage Channel

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 68700

Repairs a torn or narrowed canaliculus, the fine channel in the eyelid that carries tears from the corner of the eye toward the nose. The cut ends are located under magnification and joined, and a soft tube is often left inside the channel to hold it open while it heals. It is done to prevent an eye that waters constantly after an eyelid injury.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Torn Tear Drainage Channel cost?

$759

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $2,818.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $759 to $7,762Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $708

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
$758.58
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$759

CA $3,890DE $646

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.