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Stapes Replacement for Hearing Loss

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 69660

Removes or opens up the stapes, the smallest of the three hearing bones in the middle ear, and puts a prosthesis in its place so vibrations can reach the inner ear again. It treats hearing loss caused by that bone becoming fixed and unable to move.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stapes Replacement for Hearing Loss cost?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $10,000.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $12,589
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365

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
$1,445.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$23,988.33
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$42,657.95

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 38.0 times more in West Virginia than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $4,365 · 36th of 50
WV $37,154MD $977

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.