A balloon on a fine catheter is guided through the nose, using a camera, into the tube that links the middle ear to the back of the nose, and inflated briefly to widen it. Doing so helps the ear equalize pressure and drain, easing long-standing fullness, popping, muffled hearing and pain. This covers treatment of the tube on both sides in the same session.
Rates data updated October 2026.
How much does Balloon Widening of Both Ear Tubes cost?
$933
Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 from a hospital or other facility.
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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
Prices by location type
Billed by
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
$933
$468 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
$6,310
$6,310 to $6,310
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $10,715Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $389 to $8,913
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$3,019.95
Facility
None
$245.47
$245.47
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
Professional
None
$245.47
$316.23
$3,019.95
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Facility
None
$6,309.57
$6,309.57
$6,309.57
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$8,912.51
Professional
None
$389.05
$933.25
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$14,791.08
Facility
None
$6,309.57
$10,232.93
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$7,413.10
Professional
None
$331.13
$1,071.52
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$17,782.79
Facility
None
$2,951.21
$5,128.61
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$10,715.19
Professional
None
$398.11
$954.99
$10,715.19
Where Wyoming sits
The same service costs 11.2 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.