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Removal or Repair of an Implanted Hearing Device

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 69711

Surgery to take out or to repair a hearing device implanted in the bone behind the ear, the type that passes sound through the bone rather than through the ear canal. It is done when the device has stopped working, has become infected, or is no longer suitable.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal or Repair of an Implanted Hearing Device cost?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$813 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,380 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $537 to $5,754Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $912

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
$758.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$630.96
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,630.27
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$630.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,737.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
11 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
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Utah. 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.

Pennsylvania· 43rd of 51

$933

OK $3,890UT $562

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.