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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

North Dakota 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?

$1,759

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,759 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$209 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$135 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,630Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $138 to $316
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 28th of 51

$1,759

$245 physician + $1,514 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.