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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Iowa 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?

$3,090

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $5,370.

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 $3,631 · 10th to 90th $316 to $7,413Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $123 to $603
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,631professional $295

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
$467.74
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $3,090 · 26th 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.