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Closing The Tear Duct Opening In The Eyelid

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 68760

This procedure closes off the small drainage opening at the inner corner of the eyelid where tears normally drain into the nose, using heat, a stitch, or a laser rather than a removable plug. Closing this opening keeps natural tears on the eye's surface longer. It is used to treat significant dry eye when other treatments have not provided enough relief.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Closing The Tear Duct Opening In The Eyelid cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $813 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$174 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$275 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $182 to $9,772Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $138 to $309
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $813professional $204

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
$181.97
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

South Carolina· 29th of 51

$229

CA $646WV $182

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.