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Removal Of The Inner Ear Balance Organ

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 69905

Destroys the balance organ of the inner ear on one side to stop severe, repeated attacks of vertigo that have not responded to other treatment. The surgeon reaches it through the ear canal. Hearing on that side is lost as a result, so it is offered only when there is little useful hearing left in that ear.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Inner Ear Balance Organ cost?

$1,023

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $7,244.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,762professional $1,023

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
$1,023.29
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$1,023

CA $8,913DE $977

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.