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Unlisted Ear, Nose and Throat Procedure

California rates for HCPCS 92700

Covers a treatment of the ear, nose, throat or related structures of the head and neck that has no standard named entry of its own. It is used when what was performed does not match any established description, so the doctor records exactly what was done. The service itself varies completely from case to case.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Ear, Nose and Throat Procedure cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,607 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,607$4,677 to $12,882
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$57.54 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $49 to $13,804Professionalmedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $407 to $18,197
$100$1K$10Kfacility $98professional $6,607

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$257.04
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$112.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42

Where California sits

The same service costs 478630.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Michigan. 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· 25th of 47

$158

WI $14,454MI $0.03

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.