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Eardrum Perforation Patch Repair

Alabama 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 4 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$417$331 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$851 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $562 to $5,248Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $269 to $676
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $417

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
$416.87
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 25th of 51

$457

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.