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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

New Hampshire 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?

$2,276

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,276 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$234$186 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,698 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,890Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $234

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 17th of 51

$2,276

$234 physician + $2,042 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.