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Cochlear Implant Surgery

New York rates for HCPCS 69930

Places a cochlear implant, an electronic device that bypasses the damaged inner ear and stimulates the hearing nerve directly. The surgeon works through the bone behind the ear, threads a fine electrode into the snail-shaped inner ear, and seats the receiver under the skin of the skull. It is used for severe hearing loss that hearing aids cannot help.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cochlear Implant Surgery cost?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,571 to $15,136.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $38,019
$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,943

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
$1,548.82
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$34,673.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$41,686.94
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,128.61
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$47,863.01
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$66,069.34
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where New York sits

The same service costs 42.7 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New York $7,943 · 23rd of 50
DE $51,286WV $1,202

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.