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Removal Of The Inner Ear Balance Organ

Iowa 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 October 2026.

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

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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$1,905$1,413 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$2,291 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $1,905

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,884.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.2 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$2,042

AK $3,715TX $513

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.