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Eustachian Tube Inflation Through The Nose

California rates for HCPCS 69401

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?

$372

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $372.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $55 to $1,288Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $229 to $372
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $56professional $372

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54

Where California sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Arizona than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 5th of 27

$372

AZ $372SC $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.