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Unlisted Outer Ear Procedure

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 69399

Covers an operation on the outer ear, meaning the visible ear and the canal running in to the eardrum, when the operation has no standard named entry of its own. It is used for uncommon repairs and reconstructions in that area. The surgeon submits a written description of exactly what was done.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Outer Ear Procedure cost?

$631

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $2,818.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,631Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $72 to $72
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $72

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
$2,691.53
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$446.68
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,754.23
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,754.40
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 34.7 times more in Colorado 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.

Massachusetts· 17th of 51

$631

CO $2,754MT $79.43

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.