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Ear Pinning Surgery For Protruding Ears

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 69300

Surgery to reshape and reposition ears that stick out further from the head than usual, bringing them closer to the head. The procedure can also reduce the size of the ear if needed, and is performed for cosmetic or reconstructive reasons.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ear Pinning Surgery For Protruding Ears cost?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$525 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,047 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $676 to $5,623Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $447 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $646

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
$645.65
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Louisiana· 25th of 51

$813

CA $3,802WV $589

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.