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Repair of a Leak at the Round Window of the Ear

Kentucky 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?

$2,982

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,982 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$794$724 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,096 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,318Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,230
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $794

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
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,344.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,365.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 32nd of 51

$2,982

$794 physician + $2,188 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.