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New Tear Drainage Passage Into The Nose

California rates for HCPCS 68720

Creates a new channel from the tear sac at the inner corner of the eye directly into the nose, bypassing a blocked tear duct. A small opening is made in the bone between the sac and the nasal cavity and the linings are joined so tears drain again. It is done for a duct that is blocked below the sac and cannot be opened by probing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does New Tear Drainage Passage Into The Nose cost?

$9,120

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $12,882.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $17,783Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,738
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $9,550professional $871

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
$3,630.78
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$23,442.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,090.30
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where California sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $9,120 · 3rd of 51
IN $10,233ND $871

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.