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.
Original text from hospital filings
EXPLORE/IRRIGATE TEAR DUCTS
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $225 is 38% below the median hospital's median price ($363), higher than 17% 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: 9 payers, 27 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 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $108 | $108 | — | — | — | $108 – $108 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $108 | $108 | — | — | — | $108 – $108 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $108 | $108 | — | — | — | $108 – $108 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $108 | $108 | — | — | — | $108 – $108 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $134 | $134 | — | — | — | $134 – $134 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $147 | $161 | $23 | 14% | — | $147 – $198 |
| 7 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $171 | $171 | — | — | — | $171 – $171 |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $184 | $184 | — | — | — | $184 – $184 |
| 9 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $184 | $184 | — | — | — | $184 – $184 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $192 | $192 | — | — | — | $192 – $192 |
| 11 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $198 | $198 | — | — | — | $198 – $198 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $200 | $200 | — | — | — | $200 – $200 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $223 | $223 | $115 | 52% | — | $108 – $339 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $227 | $227 | — | — | — | $227 – $227 |
| 17 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $339 | $339 | — | — | — | $339 – $339 |
| 18 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $339 | $339 | — | — | — | $339 – $339 |
| 19 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $345 | $345 | — | — | — | $345 – $345 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $345 | $345 | — | — | — | $345 – $345 |
| 21 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $347 | $347 | $2 | 0% | — | $345 – $349 |
| 22 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $349 | $349 | — | — | — | $349 – $349 |
| 23 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $739 | $739 | $89 | 12% | — | $649 – $828 |
| 24 | Kaiser managed care facility · case rate · outpatient | $820 | $820 | — | — | — | $820 – $820 |
| 25 | Anthem commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $757 | $859 | $209 | 24% | — | $657 – $1.2k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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