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Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation, One Side

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 69705

This procedure widens the eustachian tube, the narrow passage that connects the back of the nose to the middle ear and normally helps equalize pressure and drain fluid. A thin scope is passed through the nostril to reach the opening of the tube, where a small balloon is inflated briefly to stretch it open, then removed. It treats one side and is used when the tube has become narrowed or blocked, causing pressure, fullness, or fluid buildup in the ear.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation, One Side cost?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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$2,754$191 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$1,230 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $170 to $10,965Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $170 to $6,761
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $2,754

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
$204.17
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,025.60
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$21,877.62

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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 Carolina· 18th of 51

$2,754

CA $3,631ND $447

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.