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Removal Of An Ear Tube Under General Anesthesia

Maine rates for HCPCS 69424

This procedure removes a small ventilating tube that had been placed in the eardrum to help drain fluid and equalize pressure in the middle ear. It is performed under general anesthesia, typically because the patient, often a young child, cannot safely tolerate the removal while awake.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Ear Tube Under General Anesthesia cost?

$123

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $75.86 to $182.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $0 to $3,631Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $60 to $224
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $1,445professional $123

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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.

Maine· 44th of 51

$123

OK $1,349KY $115

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.