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Repair of a Leak at the Oval Window of the Ear

Alabama rates for HCPCS 69666

Seals a leak at the oval window, the membrane-covered opening where the tiny hearing bones meet the inner ear. When it leaks, inner-ear fluid escapes and causes sudden or fluctuating hearing loss, ringing, and dizziness. The middle ear is opened and a small graft of the person's own tissue is placed over the opening to seal it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Leak at the Oval Window of the Ear cost?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $4,677.

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 $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $5,754
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162

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
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in South Carolina 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.

Alabama· 32nd of 50

$3,162

SC $10,471WV $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.