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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 October 2026.

How much does Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia cost?

$1,076

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,076 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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$263$200 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$275 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $145 to $7,413Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $145 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $263

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 49th of 51

$1,076

$263 physician + $813 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.