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Inner Ear Fenestration Surgery

California rates for HCPCS 69820

Ear surgery that creates a small new opening in the bony wall of one of the balance canals of the inner ear. It gives sound a fresh path into the inner ear when hearing has been lost because bone in the ear has hardened and stopped moving as it should.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Inner Ear Fenestration Surgery 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $6,607 to $17,783Professionalmedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $7,586
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,482professional $7,586

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
$1,318.26
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
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
$5,495.41
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$42,657.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where California sits

The same service costs 1412.5 times more in Texas 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· 2nd of 30

$11,220

TX $42,658SC $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.