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Balloon Opening of a Blocked Tear Duct

Idaho 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.

How much does Balloon Opening of a Blocked Tear Duct cost?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $5,495.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $479 to $7,244
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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.

Idaho· 16th of 50

$3,715

IN $6,457ME $708

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.