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Rebuilding a Narrowed Ear Canal

New Mexico 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?

$6,310

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$1,202 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$2,188 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $20,893Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,042
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,413

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,128.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 13th of 51

$6,310

$1,413 physician + $4,898 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.