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Middle Ear Exploration Through Ear Canal

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 69440

A surgeon reaches the middle ear through a small incision in the ear canal or behind the ear, then lifts the eardrum aside without cutting through it to view the small bones and structures of the middle ear directly, checking for damage, fluid, or other abnormalities. A small tissue sample can be taken during the same visit if something suspicious is found. This approach gives a much closer view than what can be seen from outside the ear alone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Middle Ear Exploration Through Ear Canal cost?

$4,816

Typical total for the visit. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,816 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,122 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$3,020 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $3,631Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,349

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Oklahoma than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Wyoming· 9th of 51

$4,816

$1,349 physician + $3,467 facility

OK $7,251WV $1,923

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.