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Facial Nerve Repair Behind The Ear

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 69740

The facial nerve is repaired where it runs through the bone behind the ear, with the cut or torn ends stitched back together. A short length of nerve may be grafted in to bridge a gap, and the bony canal around the nerve may be opened to give it room. It is done for a nerve divided by injury, surgery, or a growth, to restore movement to a weakened face.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Facial Nerve Repair Behind The Ear cost?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$1,905 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,622 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $4,074Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $2,455

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,235.94
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.8 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$2,512

AK $4,677TX $692

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.