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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

South Dakota 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?

$1,557

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,557 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$269$195 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$251 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,820Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $135 to $389
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $269

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
$134.90
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 37th of 51

$1,557

$269 physician + $1,288 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.