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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 July 2026.

How much does Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia cost?

$234

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $347.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $229 to $6,607
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0Kfacility $234

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Montana 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.

Montana $234 · 49th 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.