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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Maine 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?

$1,982

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,982 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$155 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,479 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,818Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $135 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,778professional $204

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
12 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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54

Where Maine 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

Maine· 26th of 51

$1,982

$204 physician + $1,778 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.