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Unlisted Procedure Of The Temporal Bone

Florida 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 October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Procedure Of The Temporal Bone cost?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$1,380 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$447 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $117 to $5,129Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $55 to $2,291
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $1,380

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
$645.65
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,691.53
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 14th of 51

$1,413

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.