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Eardrum Repair With Opening Of The Mastoid Bone

North Dakota 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?

$5,273

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,273 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,455$2,089 to $2,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,230 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $4,677Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $2,455

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
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 29th of 51

$5,273

$2,455 physician + $2,818 facility

AK $12,492MT $3,992

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.