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Widening of the Tear Duct Opening

Vermont rates for HCPCS 68801

This procedure gently widens the small opening at the inner corner of the eyelid where tears normally drain, sometimes followed by flushing the channel with fluid. It is used to treat a narrowed opening that is causing excess tearing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening of the Tear Duct Opening cost?

$123

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $141.

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

Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $102 to $141
$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $123

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $123 · 22nd of 51
AK $302WV $95.50

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.