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Decompression Of The Facial Nerve In The Ear Bone

Iowa rates for HCPCS 69955

Surgery that opens the bony canal carrying the facial nerve through the skull behind the ear, along its length, to relieve pressure on a swollen or trapped nerve. If the nerve is torn, it is repaired during the same operation. It is done for facial weakness or paralysis caused by injury, infection, or compression.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Decompression Of The Facial Nerve In The Ear Bone cost?

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,467 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,467$2,570 to $5,248
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$4,365 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $13,490Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $12,303
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $3,467

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,623.41
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$14,454.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,025.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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· 7th of 51

$4,467

CA $8,318HI $1,950

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.