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Release Of Scar Tissue In The Middle Ear

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 69450

This procedure frees scar tissue or adhesions inside the middle ear that are restricting the movement of the eardrum and the small hearing bones, which can happen after chronic ear infections or prior ear surgery. Releasing these adhesions is intended to improve the movement of the hearing mechanism and restore hearing. It's typically done through the ear canal without a visible incision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Release Of Scar Tissue In The Middle Ear cost?

$3,839

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,839 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$955$741 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$2,344 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $5,754Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $955

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,698.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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

New Hampshire· 19th of 51

$3,839

$955 physician + $2,884 facility

OK $8,202HI $1,663

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.