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Repair of a Leak at the Oval Window of the Ear

Texas 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?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $5,495.

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 $3,715 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,965
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,943.28
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 28th of 50

$3,715

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.