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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

New Mexico 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?

$2,159

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,159 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$209$158 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,349 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $776 to $8,913Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $141 to $324
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $209

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
$141.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 21st of 51

$2,159

$209 physician + $1,950 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.