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Repair of a Leak at the Oval Window of the Ear

South Carolina 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?

$10,471

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,471 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,692 to $16,596.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,471 · 10th to 90th $891 to $21,878
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,471

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
$891.25
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 1st of 50

$10,471

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.