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Tear Duct Probing Under General Anesthesia

West 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?

$1,612

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,612 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$200$141 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$145 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $145 to $6,026Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $110 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $200

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,122.02
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58

Where West 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

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$1,612

$200 physician + $1,413 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.