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Eustachian Tube Inflation Through The Nose

Iowa 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?

$269

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $339.

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 $209 · 10th to 90th $55 to $1,288Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $138 to $617
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $209professional $282

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$295.12

Where Iowa sits

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.

Iowa $269 · 14th of 27
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.