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In-Depth Cleaning Of A Surgical Ear Cavity

Alabama rates for HCPCS 69222

For a person who has previously had mastoid surgery behind the ear, this is a more involved cleaning of that surgically created cavity to remove debris, wax, or infected material that has built up. It's the more extensive version of this cleaning, done under anesthesia or spread across multiple visits, rather than a quick in-office cleaning. Regular cleaning of this type of cavity is often needed long-term after mastoid surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does In-Depth Cleaning Of A Surgical Ear Cavity cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 5 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$195$148 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$776 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,905Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $117 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $195

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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.

Alabama· 39th of 51

$224

OK $1,349KY $182

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.