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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Nebraska 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?

$2,222

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,222 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$316$275 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,514 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $7,586Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $316

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 19th of 51

$2,222

$316 physician + $1,905 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.