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Repair of a Leak at the Round Window of the Ear

Illinois rates for HCPCS 69667

Seals a leak at the round window, one of the two membrane-covered openings between the middle ear and the inner ear. When that membrane tears, inner-ear fluid escapes and causes sudden hearing loss, ringing, and dizziness. The middle ear is opened and a small patch of the person's own tissue is laid over the opening to seal it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$3,796

Typical total for the visit. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,796 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$832 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,862 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,244Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,622
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,677.35
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Illinois· 20th of 51

$3,796

$977 physician + $2,818 facility

OK $7,412MD $2,297

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.