What does code 68840 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 68840 ranges from $169 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.

68840 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Explore/irrigate tear ducts" 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.

68840

HCPCS

Explore/irrigate tear ducts

Verified from hospital fileNot a bill estimate

iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 68840 (Explore/irrigate tear ducts) appears at 48 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $169 to $1,087. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Published-price availability

hospitals publish a price

list this service without a published price

Cash

List

Negotiated

Allowed

A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 68840 prices

Filter by hospital, city, setting, or payer — the summary and charts update with your filters.

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

Published cash prices for code 68840 vary by about 6.4× across the 33 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $169 to $1,087. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

Prices shown

$169

Lowest cash

$1,087

Highest cash

code 68840 cash price35 disclosed · 33 hospitals

$169median ~$497$1,087

Lowest cash price by hospital

Cash price by city

Reflects your current filters.

Cash price by city$169 – $385

Plainview · 1 hospital$169–$385
Tarzana · 1 hospital$197
Mission Hills · 1 hospital$294
Levelland · 1 hospital$306
Hobbs · 1 hospital$307
Chicago · 1 hospital$333

62 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Explore/irrigate tear ducts Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	68840 HCPCS	—	—	$319 – $548	—
Hc Probing Of Lacrimal Canaliculi, With Or Without Irrigation Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	68840 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Probing Of Lacrimal Canaliculi, With Or Without Irrigation-Pbb Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	68840 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Pr Probe Lacrimal Canaliculi W/Wo Irrigation-Pbb Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	68840 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Explore/irrigate tear ducts Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	68840 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
EXPLORE LACRIMAL CANALICULI Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	68840 HCPCS	$333	$333	—	—
HC EXPLORE IRRIGATE TEAR DUCTS Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	68840 CPT	$786	$432	$236 – $4,258	—
HC ED EXPLR TEAR DUCTS W WO IRRIG CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center	68840 HCPCS	$662	$516	—	—
HC Probe Tear Ducts Outpatient	Stanford Health Care	68840 HCPCS	$1,453	$581	—	—
HC Probe Tear Ducts Inpatient	Stanford Health Care	68840 HCPCS	$1,453	$581	—	—
HC ED EXPLR TEAR DUCTS W WO IRRIG CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Seward Hospital	68840 HCPCS	$761	$594	—	—
HC ED EXPLR TEAR DUCTS W WO IRRIG CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Valdez Medical Center	68840 HCPCS	$662	$516	—	—
HC ED EXPLR TEAR DUCTS W WO IRRIG CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Healdsburg Hospital	68840 HCPCS	$688	$351	—	—
HC ED EXPLR TEAR DUCTS W WO IRRIG CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center	68840 HCPCS	$562	$197	—	—
HC ED EXPLR TEAR DUCTS W WO IRRIG CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Holy Cross Medical Center	68840 HCPCS	$841	$294	—	—
HC ED EXPLR TEAR DUCTS W WO IRRIG CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro	68840 HCPCS	$1,005	$352	—	—
EXPLORE/IRRIGATE TEAR DUCTS Outpatient	Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano	68840 CPT	—	—	$69.22 – $325	—
HC ED EXPLR TEAR DUCTS W WO IRRIG CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance	68840 HCPCS	$1,005	$352	—	—
HC ED EXPLR TEAR DUCTS W WO IRRIG CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Saint John's Health Center	68840 HCPCS	$1,004	$351	—	—
HC ED EXPLR TEAR DUCTS W WO IRRIG CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center	68840 HCPCS	$1,495	$523	—	—
1-Surgery-PROBING OF LACRIMAL CANALICULI Outpatient	Jefferson Abington Hospital	68840 CPT	—	—	$43.05 – $2,667	—
0-EXPLORE IRRIGATE TEAR DUCTS Outpatient	Jefferson Abington Hospital	68840 CPT	—	—	$43.05 – $2,667	—
1-Probing of lacrimal canaliculi with or without irrigation Outpatient	Jefferson Abington Hospital	68840 CPT	—	—	$43.05 – $2,667	—
0-EXPLORE IRRIGATE TEAR DUCTS Outpatient	Jefferson Bucks Hospital	68840 CPT	—	—	$45.50 – $7,187	—
1-Probing of lacrimal canaliculi with or without irrigation Outpatient	Jefferson Bucks Hospital	68840 CPT	—	—	$45.50 – $7,187	—

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 68840 prices

Open a hospital to see this code in the context of its full published prices.

Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Froedtert Hospital Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Stanford Health Care Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Healdsburg Hospital Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Jefferson Abington Hospital Jefferson Bucks Hospital Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital Jefferson Frankford Hospital Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Jefferson Methodist Hospital Atrium Health Union St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Providence Medford Medical Center Providence Milwaukie Hospital Providence Newberg Medical Center Providence Portland Medical Center Providence St Vincent Medical Center Providence Seaside Hospital 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 Montefiore Medical Center Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Covenant Medical Center Covenant Hospital Plainview Covenant Hospital Levelland Covenant Specialty Hospital Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Providence Centralia Hospital Providence Holy Family Hospital Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Providence St Joseph Hospital Providence St Mary Medical Center

Code 68840: frequently asked

What does code 68840 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 68840 ranges from $169 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 68840?: 68840 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Explore/irrigate tear ducts" 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.

All CPT / HCPCS codes Browse hospitals How to read this data

Hospitals publishing code 68840 by state

Alaska hospital prices California hospital prices Illinois hospital prices Montana hospital prices North Carolina hospital prices New Jersey hospital prices New Mexico hospital prices New York hospital prices Ohio hospital prices Oregon hospital prices Pennsylvania hospital prices Texas hospital prices Washington hospital prices Wisconsin hospital prices