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Repair of a Leak at the Oval Window of the Ear

California 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?

$8,710

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $12,882.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $17,783Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,514
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,120professional $933

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
$3,630.78
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where California 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.

California· 2nd of 50

$8,710

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.