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Rebuilding a Narrowed Ear Canal

Delaware rates for HCPCS 69310

Widens and rebuilds the ear canal after it has narrowed or closed up following injury, repeated infection or earlier surgery. The scarred or overgrown tissue is cleared and the canal is reshaped so it stays open. This restores a clear passage for sound to reach the eardrum and lets the canal be cleaned and examined.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rebuilding a Narrowed Ear Canal cost?

$3,742

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,742 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$1,047 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,778 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $5,248Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,950
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $1,230

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,995.26
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 47th of 51

$3,742

$1,230 physician + $2,512 facility

AK $11,815WV $2,762

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.