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Ear Hearing Bone Reconstruction Without Implant

New York rates for HCPCS 69636

Surgery to rebuild the sound-conducting bones of the middle ear without a synthetic prosthesis, along with eardrum repair. Reshaping of the ear canal, opening of adjacent middle-ear and mastoid spaces, and the eardrum repair are all included in the service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ear Hearing Bone Reconstruction Without Implant cost?

$6,359

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,359 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$1,047 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$2,512 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $1,230

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
$2,238.72
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,890.45
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,489.63
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,128.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,011.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,801.89
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,754.40
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
15 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,202.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,584.89
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where New York sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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

New York· 18th of 51

$6,359

$1,230 physician + $5,129 facility

AK $12,999DE $4,240

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.