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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Idaho 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?

$1,675

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,675 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$229$200 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$1,288 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $407 to $5,754Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $162 to $331
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,585.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$3,630.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
16 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
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 34th of 51

$1,675

$229 physician + $1,445 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.