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Cutting The Saliva Nerve Inside The Middle Ear

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 69676

A procedure done through the eardrum in which the nerve that tells a salivary gland to produce saliva is divided inside the middle ear. It is used to cut down heavy drooling or constant leaking of saliva that has not responded to other treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cutting The Saliva Nerve Inside The Middle Ear cost?

$3,236

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $3,236.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $10,965Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,761professional $3,236

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$3,236

CA $5,623DE $891

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.