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New Tear Drainage Passage Into The Nose

Utah 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?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $6,607.

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 $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,089
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,495professional $1,202

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
$776.25
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$11,220.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$16,982.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where Utah 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.

Utah $4,467 · 25th 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.