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Removal of the Ear Bone at the Side of the Skull

Iowa 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?

$8,963

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,963 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,495 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$5,495$4,169 to $6,761
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,514 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $603 to $7,413Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $8,318
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $5,495

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$19,952.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 10.4 times more in Maine than in Washington. 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

Iowa· 14th of 51

$8,963

$5,495 physician + $3,467 facility

ME $30,463WA $2,927

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.