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Freeing The Stirrup Bone Of The Middle Ear

Vermont rates for HCPCS 69650

Frees the stapes, the tiny stirrup-shaped hearing bone deep in the middle ear, when it has become fixed in place and can no longer vibrate. Releasing it lets sound pass through to the inner ear again. It is done through the ear canal under an operating microscope, with no visible incision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Freeing The Stirrup Bone Of The Middle Ear cost?

$1,122

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $1,202.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,311Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,778
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $1,122

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 30th of 51

$1,122

AK $3,311UT $550

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.