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Tear Duct Plug Placement

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 68761

This is a procedure to close off the small drainage opening in the eyelid, called the punctum, by inserting a tiny plug. It's used to treat chronic dry eyes by keeping natural tears on the eye's surface longer instead of draining away. The plug is inserted in the office and can often be removed later if needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tear Duct Plug Placement cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 6 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$174$138 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$195 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,089Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $110 to $275
$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,000professional $174

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
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

New Mexico· 19th of 51

$182

AK $372HI $129

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.