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Unlisted Procedure Of The Temporal Bone

California rates for HCPCS 69979

Covers an operation on the temporal bone, the part of the skull that houses the hearing and balance organs and the nerves passing through it, reached from above through the floor of the skull. It applies where no standard named entry fits the work performed, and the surgeon submits a written report describing what was done.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Procedure Of The Temporal Bone cost?

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$3,715$75.86 to $7,943
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,239 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $933 to $14,454Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $58 to $16,982
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $3,715

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
$1,905.46
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$20,892.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where California sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in Maryland than in Wyoming. 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· 6th of 49

$4,467

MD $7,762WY $295

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.