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Custom Artificial Outer Ear Fitting

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 21086

Custom fitting and creation of an artificial outer ear worn by someone who is missing part or all of an ear due to injury, surgery for cancer, or a condition present from birth. The prosthesis is shaped and colored to match the person's other ear and is typically held in place with adhesive, a clip, or a small attachment anchored to the skull.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Custom Artificial Outer Ear Fitting cost?

$1,585

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $3,020.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $4,571
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $1,585

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Wyoming· 47th of 51

$1,585

AK $3,631DE $1,514

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.