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Stapes Surgery With Footplate Drilling

Washington rates for HCPCS 69661

Replaces the stapes, the smallest of the three hearing bones in the middle ear, with a prosthesis so vibrations can once again reach the inner ear. In this version the fixed base of the bone has to be drilled away to make an opening. It treats hearing loss caused by that bone becoming locked in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stapes Surgery With Footplate Drilling cost?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $17,378.

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 $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $23,442
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129

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
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$23,442.29
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$32,359.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,918.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$15,848.93
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,344.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$33,884.42

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Delaware 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· 28th of 51

$5,129

DE $18,621WV $1,175

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.