Eustachian Tube Inflation Through The Nose

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 69400

A procedure to open a blocked eustachian tube - the narrow passage connecting the middle ear to the back of the nose - by pushing air into it from the nose. Opening the tube lets the middle ear balance its pressure and drain, easing the fullness, popping and muffled hearing that a blocked tube causes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Eustachian Tube Inflation Through The Nose cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 19 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$245	$145 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$457	$56.23 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $56 to $1,288Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $100 to $617

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $380.19 Median $501.19 Typical High $1,412.54	Facility	Global	$380.19	$501.19	$1,412.54
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $123.03 Median $263.03 Typical High $588.84	Professional	Global	$123.03	$263.03	$588.84

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Tennessee than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

TN $617SC $30.20

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.