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Ear Tube Placement, Local Anesthesia

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 69433

Placement of a small tube through the eardrum to help drain fluid and equalize pressure in the middle ear, done using local or topical numbing rather than general anesthesia. This approach is typically used for adults or older children who can tolerate the brief procedure while awake in an office setting. The tube helps prevent fluid buildup and reduce the frequency of ear infections.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ear Tube Placement, Local Anesthesia cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$158 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$302 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,467Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $123 to $933
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,445professional $209

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
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Oklahoma than in Rhode Island. 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.

New Mexico· 35th of 51

$214

OK $1,000RI $178

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.