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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Hawaii 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?

$1,433

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,433 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$174$148 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$1,096 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,890Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $30 to $200
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $174

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
$933.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Hawaii 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

Hawaii· 44th of 51

$1,433

$174 physician + $1,259 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.