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Unlisted Procedure Of The Inner Ear

California rates for HCPCS 69949

Covers an operation on the inner ear, the balance and hearing organ deep inside the skull, that has no standard named entry of its own. The surgeon submits a written report of exactly what was done so the service can be reviewed and priced.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Procedure Of The Inner Ear cost?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$57.54 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$676 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $145 to $34,674Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $47 to $6,761
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,862professional $81

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
$1,737.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,309.57
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$151,356.12
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where California sits

The same service costs 58.9 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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· 8th of 51

$1,820

AK $4,677MT $79.43

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.