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Eardrum Repair With Opening Of The Mastoid Bone

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 69635

Repairs the eardrum and opens into the mastoid air cells just behind the ear to clear infected or diseased tissue out of them. Work on the ear canal and within the middle ear is included as needed to reach and clean the area. The tiny sound-conducting bones are not rebuilt in this version.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Eardrum Repair With Opening Of The Mastoid Bone cost?

$1,585

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $3,548.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $27,542Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $4,365
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$1,585

AK $5,248UT $832

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.