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Eardrum Perforation Patch Repair

Alaska rates for HCPCS 69610

This procedure closes a hole in the eardrum using a small patch or by preparing the edges of the perforation so it can heal and seal on its own. It is a simpler, more limited repair than a full surgical reconstruction of the eardrum and is often performed in an office setting.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Eardrum Perforation Patch Repair cost?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$1,047$407 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$417 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $324 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,089
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $708professional $1,047

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,995.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,511.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$1,047

OK $1,380HI $347

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.