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Other Surgery On The Tear System Of The Eye

Washington rates for HCPCS 68899

Covers an operation on the eye's tear system, meaning the gland that makes tears and the small channels that drain them from the eye into the nose, when it has no standard named entry of its own. The surgeon submits a written report describing what was done.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Other Surgery On The Tear System Of The Eye cost?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $708 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$50.12 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$316 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $148 to $2,138Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $49 to $3,467
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $708professional $204

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
$4,677.35
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$27,542.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,365.16
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 34.7 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.

Washington· 23rd of 51

$708

CO $2,754MT $79.43

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.