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Balloon Opening of a Blocked Tear Duct

Kansas 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $5,754.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $447 to $7,943
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162

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
$1,318.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 20th of 50

$3,162

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.