What does code 68530 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 68530 ranges from $522 to $1,087. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

68530 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Clearance of tear duct" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

68530

HCPCS

Clearance of tear duct

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 68530 (Clearance of tear duct) appears at 17 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $522 to $1,087. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 68530 vary by about 2.1× across the 3 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $522 to $1,087. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

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$522

Lowest cash

$1,087

Highest cash

code 68530 cash price4 disclosed · 3 hospitals

$522median ~$798$1,087

Lowest cash price by hospital

Froedtert Hospital$522
Stanford Health Care$798
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai$1,087

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$522 – $1,087

Milwaukee · 1 hospital$522
Stanford · 1 hospital$798
New York · 1 hospital$1,087

28 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Clearance of tear duct Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	68530 HCPCS	—	—	$319 – $884	—
Hc Removal Of Foreign Body Or Dacryolith, Lacrimal Passages Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	68530 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Removal Of Foreign Body Or Dacryolith, Lacrimal Passages-Pbb Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	68530 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Pr Rmvl Fb/Dacryolith Lacrimal Passages-Pbb Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	68530 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Clearance of tear duct Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	68530 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
HC REM FOREIGN BODY DACRYOLITH LACRIMAL PASSAGES Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	68530 CPT	$949	$522	$285 – $4,258	—
Remove FB Tear Duct Inpatient	Stanford Health Care	68530 HCPCS	$1,995	$798	—	—
Remove FB Tear Duct Outpatient	Stanford Health Care	68530 HCPCS	$1,995	$798	—	—
CLEARANCE OF TEAR DUCT Outpatient	Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano	68530 CPT	—	—	$108 – $325	—
0-CLEARANCE OF TEAR DUCT Outpatient	Jefferson Abington Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$119 – $2,667	—
1-Removal of foreign body or dacryolith lacrimal passages Outpatient	Jefferson Abington Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$119 – $2,667	—
0-CLEARANCE OF TEAR DUCT Outpatient	Jefferson Bucks Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$119 – $7,187	—
1-Surgery-REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY OR DACRYOLITH LACRIMAL PASSAGES Outpatient	Jefferson Bucks Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$119 – $7,187	—
0--CLEARANCE OF TEAR DUCT Outpatient	Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$82.76 – $6,648	—
1-Removal of foreign body or dacryolith lacrimal passages Outpatient	Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$82.76 – $6,648	—
0-CLEARANCE OF TEAR DUCT Outpatient	Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$82.76 – $6,648	—
0-CLEARANCE OF TEAR DUCT Outpatient	Jefferson Frankford Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$119 – $7,187	—
1-Surgery-REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY OR DACRYOLITH LACRIMAL PASSAGES Outpatient	Jefferson Frankford Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$119 – $7,187	—
1-Removal of foreign body or dacryolith lacrimal passages Outpatient	Jefferson Lansdale Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$119 – $5,249	—
0-CLEARANCE OF TEAR DUCT Outpatient	Jefferson Lansdale Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$119 – $5,249	—
1-Surgery-REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY OR DACRYOLITH LACRIMAL PASSAGES Outpatient	Jefferson Lansdale Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$119 – $5,249	—
1-Removal of foreign body or dacryolith lacrimal passages Outpatient	Jefferson Methodist Hospital	68530 CPT	—	—	$119 – $5,750	—
CLEARANCE OF TEAR DUCT Inpatient & outpatient	Atrium Health Union	68530 CPT	—	—	$179 – $291	—
CLEARANCE OF TEAR DUCT Outpatient	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	68530 CPT	—	—	$277 – $499	—
CLEARANCE OF TEAR DUCT Outpatient	University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center	68530 CPT	—	—	$277 – $2,547	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 68530 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Froedtert Hospital Stanford Health Care Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Jefferson Abington Hospital Jefferson Bucks Hospital Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital Jefferson Frankford Hospital Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Jefferson Methodist Hospital Atrium Health Union University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Code 68530: frequently asked

What does code 68530 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 68530 ranges from $522 to $1,087. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 68530?: 68530 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Clearance of tear duct" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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