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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Florida 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 July 2026.

How much does Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia cost?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $8,128.

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

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $832 to $10,965
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,786

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
$776.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,122.02
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 41.7 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Florida $4,786 · 9th of 50
IN $6,761MD $162

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.