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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Michigan 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?

$1,683

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,683 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$178 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$1,202 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $631 to $3,162Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $36 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $204

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
$177.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
13 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
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 33rd of 51

$1,683

$204 physician + $1,479 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.