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Eardrum Perforation Patch Repair

Minnesota 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$741$525 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,072 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $380 to $5,012Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $741

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
$281.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$15,848.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$776

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.