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Use of an Operating Microscope

Alaska rates for HCPCS 69990

Covers the use of a surgical microscope during an operation, giving the surgeon a magnified and brightly lit view for work on very small structures such as nerves and tiny blood vessels. It supports another operation rather than standing on its own, and is billed in addition to it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Use of an Operating Microscope cost?

$525

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $1,514.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $234 to $9,772
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $525

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 61.7 times more in West Virginia than in North Dakota. 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.

Alaska· 41st of 50

$525

WV $12,589ND $204

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.