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Replacing A Bone-Anchored Hearing Implant

California rates for HCPCS 69718

Surgery to remove a hearing implant already anchored in the bone behind the ear and put a new one in its place. The implant connects to an external sound processor and carries sound to the inner ear as vibration through the skull bone rather than through the ear canal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacing A Bone-Anchored Hearing Implant cost?

$11,220

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,220 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,586 to $14,125.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $6,607 to $17,783Professionalmedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $9,120
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,482professional $8,710

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,456.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34,673.69
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$50,118.72
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$9,120.11
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where California sits

The same service costs 371.5 times more in California than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 1st of 40

$11,220

CA $11,220SC $30.20

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.