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Unlisted Procedure, Middle Ear

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 69799

Covers an operation on the middle ear — the small air-filled space behind the eardrum containing the tiny hearing bones — that has no standard named entry of its own. The surgeon submits a written report of exactly what was done so the service can be reviewed and priced individually. It is used when the procedure performed does not match any established description.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Procedure, Middle Ear cost?

$2,239

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $3,388.

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 $2,239 · 10th to 90th $955 to $4,169Professionalmedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $4,898
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $4,898

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 97.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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.

Massachusetts· 27th of 49

$2,239

WI $12,589MD $129

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.