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Freeing The Stirrup Bone Of The Middle Ear

Washington 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 July 2026.

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

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $10,233.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $19,055
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,188

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$22,908.68
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$8,317.64
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,584.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington· 42nd of 50

$2,188

CA $10,233WV $776

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.