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Closure Of A Tear-Duct Fistula

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 68770

Surgery to close an abnormal opening that lets tears leak out through the skin near the inner corner of the eye instead of draining down the tear duct into the nose. The surgeon removes or seals the tract and closes the tissue so tears drain the normal way again.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Closure Of A Tear-Duct Fistula cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$794$676 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,380 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $5,495Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $30 to $851
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $794

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Hawaii· 28th of 51

$794

AK $2,512UT $331

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.