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Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Surgery (with CC)

California rates for MS-DRG 144

Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures with CC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Surgery (with CC) cost?

$43,652

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43,652 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28,840 to $63,096.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43,652 · 10th to 90th $10,715 to $81,283
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $43,652

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
$26,915.35
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$69,183.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$87,096.36
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$33,113.11
Typical High
$66,069.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$63,095.73
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61,659.50
Median
$61,659.50
Typical High
$61,659.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24,547.09
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$69,183.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$67,608.30

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Montana than in New Mexico. 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· 3rd of 51

$43,652

MT $72,444NM $13,804

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.