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Balloon Opening of a Blocked Tear Duct

Florida 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.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th–90th $871$10,9650%5%10th90th$5,012$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

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

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,230.27
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,772.37