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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Rhode Island 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?

$2,114

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,114 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$162 to $240
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,175 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,888Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $141 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
3 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
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 22nd of 51

$2,114

$209 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.