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Eardrum Perforation Patch Repair

Connecticut 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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$501$355 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$4,898 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $9,550Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $501

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
$3,388.44
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$758.58
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 13th of 51

$603

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.