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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Delaware rates for HCPCS 68811

Passes a fine probe through the tear drainage channel from the corner of the eye into the nose to open a blockage, and flushes the channel with fluid. It is the version done with the patient fully asleep under general anesthesia, which is usual for young children. It is done for a blocked tear duct causing constant watering or repeated sticky eyes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia cost?

$1,539

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,539 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$158$141 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$1,000 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,570Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $135 to $214
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $158

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
$141.25
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,165.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 39th of 51

$1,539

$158 physician + $1,380 facility

CO $4,556MT $413

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.