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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

New Jersey 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?

$2,906

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,906 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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$151$112 to $191
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,698 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,586Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $98 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $151

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
$190.55
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 12th of 51

$2,906

$151 physician + $2,754 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.