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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Minnesota 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?

$1,047

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $3,020.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $251 to $6,918
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,047

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
$144.54
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,348.96
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $1,047 · 45th 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.