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Light-Based Imaging Of The Middle Ear

Nevada 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 to $112.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $112 to $2,884Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $43 to $138
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $112professional $78

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 34th of 51

$85.11

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.