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Balloon Opening of a Blocked Tear Duct

Colorado rates for HCPCS 68816

Opens a blocked tear duct by passing a fine probe down the drainage channel from the eyelid towards the nose, then inflating a small balloon inside it to stretch the passage open. It treats a constantly watery, sticky eye caused by tears that cannot drain away.

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th–90th $1,585$10,4710%5%10%10th90th$5,370Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th–90th $191$1,8620%20%10th90th$1,230$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample — interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,964.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,481.54