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Eardrum Perforation Patch Repair

Louisiana 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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$398$331 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$891 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $417 to $5,370Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $269 to $575
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $398

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
$398.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 17th of 51

$537

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.