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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Montana 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?

$413

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $413 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $214 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$200$135 to $214
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$214$200 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,239Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $123 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $214professional $200

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03

Where Montana 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$413

$200 physician + $214 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.