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Nasolacrimal (Tear Duct) Probing

Delaware rates for HCPCS 68810

This procedure clears a blocked tear duct by passing a thin probe through the duct to open the blockage, sometimes followed by flushing the duct with fluid to confirm it now drains properly. It's commonly performed on infants and young children with a persistently blocked or watery eye, though it can be done at other ages as well.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nasolacrimal (Tear Duct) Probing cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 4 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$178$145 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$501 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $129 to $7,244Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $135 to $263
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $178

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska 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.

Delaware· 49th of 51

$178

AK $490WV $158

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.