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Nasolacrimal (Tear Duct) Probing

Pennsylvania 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 12 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$155 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,202 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $479 to $7,762Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $123 to $288
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $2,344professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,248.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.1 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.

Pennsylvania $191 · 46th of 51
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.