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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

Virginia 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?

$2,913

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,913 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$158$132 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$933 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $178 to $9,550Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $123 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $158

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
$169.82
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
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
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 11th of 51

$2,913

$158 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.