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Removal Of The Inner Ear Balance Organ

South Dakota 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 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$1,950$1,514 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,622 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $4,074Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $1,950

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
$912.01
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
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
$870.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,511.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$1,995

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.