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Eardrum Perforation Patch Repair

North Dakota 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 North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 5 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$575$372 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$380 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $288 to $4,677Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $288 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $575

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
$288.40
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 12th 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.