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Removal of the Ear Bone at the Side of the Skull

Hawaii 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 October 2026.

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

$3,388

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $3,388.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,818Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $30 to $3,715
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $3,388

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Hawaii· 22nd of 51

$3,388

AK $10,715TX $1,479

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.