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Eustachian Tube Inflation Through The Nose

Iowa 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?

$170

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $224.

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 $132 · 10th to 90th $55 to $1,288Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $112 to $372
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $132professional $170

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
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 27

$170

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.