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Facial Nerve Release Through The Skull Bone

Vermont rates for HCPCS 69725

Surgery that opens the bony canal running through the bone behind the ear to take the pressure off the facial nerve, which controls the muscles of one side of the face. Bone is removed along the nerve's course, including the deeper portion beyond the bend where it changes direction. It is done when swelling or injury inside the canal is squeezing the nerve and causing facial weakness.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Facial Nerve Release Through The Skull Bone cost?

$2,630

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $2,818.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $468 to $6,761Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,169
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 20th of 51

$2,630

AK $7,586TX $1,096

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.