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Decompression Of The Facial Nerve In The Ear Bone

North Carolina 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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 6 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$2,399$1,950 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$2,138 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $10,471Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $2,399

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$2,455

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.