Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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EXPLORE/IRRIGATE TEAR DUCTS
Crowley, LA
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Acadia General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $272 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($363), higher than 21% of the 1,594 hospitals reporting CPT 68840. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 10 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 2 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $272 | $272 | — | — | — | $272 – $272 |
| 3 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $272 | $272 | — | — | — | $272 – $272 |
| 4 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $272 | $272 | — | — | — | $272 – $272 |
| 5 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $272 | $272 | — | — | — | $272 – $272 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $272 | $272 | — | — | — | $272 – $272 |
| 7 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $285 | $285 | — | — | — | $285 – $285 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $495 | $443 | $100 | 23% | — | $272 – $512 |
| 9 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $498 | $498 | — | — | — | $498 – $498 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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