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Eustachian Tube Inflation Through The Nose

Wisconsin 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?

$178

Typical physician fee. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $257.

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 $263 · 10th to 90th $224 to $468Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $87 to $372
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $155

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 12th of 27

$178

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.