Removal of the Ear Bone at the Side of the Skull

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 69535

Removal of the temporal bone, the block of bone at the side of the skull that houses the ear canal and the hearing and balance organs, reached through an incision from the outside. It is done when a tumor or destructive disease has invaded the bone and cannot be cleared any other way. Hearing on that side is affected, and reconstruction is often needed afterward.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of the Ear Bone at the Side of the Skull cost?

$10,720

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,720 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,802 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

35% physician fee65% facility fee

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 50 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$3,802	$2,884 to $5,495
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$6,918	$3,467 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $17,378Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $8,318

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,737.80 Median $4,677.35 Typical High $11,748.98	Facility	Global	$1,737.80	$4,677.35	$11,748.98
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,890.45 Median $10,471.29 Typical High $20,892.96	Facility	Global	$3,890.45	$10,471.29	$20,892.96
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,754.23 Median $7,244.36 Typical High $21,379.62	Facility	Global	$2,754.23	$7,244.36	$21,379.62
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $870.96 Median $3,162.28 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	Global	$870.96	$3,162.28	$9,772.37

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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

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WI $16,259MD $3,545

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.