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Light-Based Imaging Of The Middle Ear

Maine rates for HCPCS 0486T

A light-based scan that produces cross-sectional images of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum, without any incision. A probe is directed into the ear canal and the returning light is used to build a picture of the eardrum and what lies immediately behind it, which is then interpreted and reported. It shows more than an ordinary look with a standard scope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Light-Based Imaging Of The Middle Ear cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $110.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $56 to $182
$50$100$200professional $89

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$131.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Minnesota than in Nebraska. 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.

Maine· 30th of 51

$89.13

MN $617NE $56.23

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.