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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Massachusetts 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?

$2,818

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,778 to $3,715.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,623
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818

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
$1,513.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $2,818 · 29th 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.