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Open-Cavity Ear Surgery With Bone Rebuilding

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 69646

Combines repair of the eardrum with a thorough clearance of the mastoid bone in which the wall of the ear canal is taken down so the area becomes one open cavity, and rebuilds the chain of small hearing bones in the same operation. It is used for extensive middle-ear disease where everything diseased has to be exposed to be removed. Rebuilding the hearing bones aims to restore a sound pathway to the inner ear.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open-Cavity Ear Surgery With Bone Rebuilding cost?

$9,550

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,413 to $14,454.

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 $9,550 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $18,197Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $4,898
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,550professional $3,548

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$20,417.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Wyoming than in North Dakota. 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 50

$9,550

WY $30,903ND $1,549

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.