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Relieving Pressure on the Facial Nerve

Oregon rates for HCPCS 69720

Opens the narrow bony channel the facial nerve travels through inside the skull bone behind the ear, so that a swollen or squeezed nerve has room again. Bone over the outer part of the nerve's course is thinned away and the sheath around the nerve is exposed. It is done for facial weakness or paralysis caused by the nerve being compressed in that channel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Relieving Pressure on the Facial Nerve cost?

$2,291

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $3,020.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $15,849Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,291professional $2,239

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,090.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,090.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$22,908.68

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Oregon· 43rd of 50

$2,291

IN $15,136WV $1,148

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.