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Eardrum Perforation Patch Repair

Nebraska 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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 7 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$631$355 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$3,715 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $724 to $13,490Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,514
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $631

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
$1,584.89
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 51

$676

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.