{"procedure":{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69905","lay_name":"Removal of the inner ear balance organ through the ear canal","blurb":"Surgery through the ear canal to destroy or remove the balance portion of the inner ear, used for severe vertigo.","slug":"cpt-69905-removal-of-the-inner-ear-balance-organ-through-the-ear-canal","description":"PR Excis Labyrinth,Transcanal","name_source":"llm:claude-opus-5","name_reviewed":false,"ccs":{"code":"26","label":"Other therapeutic ear procedures","surgery_flag":"narrow"}},"settings":{"outpatient":{"setting":"outpatient","computed_at":"2026-09-25T11:55:12.319193Z","corpus_loaded_through":"2026-09-23T21:50:31.523775Z","filing_date_min":"2024-07-01","filing_date_max":"2026-09-22","checked_from":"2026-09-05T10:45:50.833230Z","checked_through":"2026-09-23T21:50:31.523775Z","n_priced_setters":3956,"n_filed":224,"n_usable":201,"n_not_usable":1,"n_labelled":21,"n_no_cash":1,"n_estimated":0,"n_states":34,"cash_p10":1442.7,"cash_p20":1671.8,"cash_p25":2074.8,"cash_p50":4555.73,"cash_p75":7000.36,"cash_p80":7659.27,"cash_p90":11933.6,"cash_mean_trimmed":4349.4,"gross_p50":3614.0,"cash_to_gross_p50":0.61,"medicare_rate":6048.05,"medicare_schedule":"opps","medicare_year":2026,"cash_to_medicare_p50":0.7533,"by_state":[{"state":"AK","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"AR","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"AZ","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"CA","n":21,"p20":11933.6,"p50":11933.6,"p80":11933.6},{"state":"CO","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"FL","n":4,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"HI","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"IA","n":14,"p20":2247.2,"p50":2247.2,"p80":2247.2},{"state":"ID","n":6,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"IL","n":10,"p20":684.6,"p50":1563.1,"p80":2197.75},{"state":"KY","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"LA","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"MI","n":18,"p20":3259.9,"p50":3259.9,"p80":8139.99},{"state":"MN","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"MO","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"MT","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NC","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"ND","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NE","n":3,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NH","n":3,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NJ","n":22,"p20":4881.0,"p50":6311.0,"p80":6553.49},{"state":"NV","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NY","n":21,"p20":6048.05,"p50":7000.36,"p80":7026.75},{"state":"OH","n":8,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"OK","n":12,"p20":1502.9,"p50":1502.9,"p80":1502.9},{"state":"OR","n":5,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"PA","n":4,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"SC","n":3,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"TN","n":6,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"TX","n":18,"p20":4555.73,"p50":4555.73,"p80":4555.73},{"state":"VT","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"WA","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"WI","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"WY","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null}],"by_segment":{"hospital_type":[{"key":"acute","n":182,"p20":1671.8,"p50":4555.73,"p80":7659.27},{"key":"childrens","n":3,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"key":"critical_access","n":16,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null}],"ownership":[{"key":"for_profit","n":21,"p20":684.6,"p50":4555.73,"p80":8912.72},{"key":"government","n":23,"p20":1590.0,"p50":3616.5,"p80":7000.36},{"key":"nonprofit","n":157,"p20":1942.44,"p50":4555.73,"p80":8139.99}],"affiliation":[{"key":"affiliated","n":173,"p20":1675.8,"p50":4555.73,"p80":8139.99},{"key":"independent","n":28,"p20":1563.1,"p50":2407.0,"p80":7264.49}]},"histogram":[{"lo":948.86,"hi":1222.25,"n":7},{"lo":1222.25,"hi":1574.4,"n":17},{"lo":1574.4,"hi":2028.02,"n":16},{"lo":2028.02,"hi":2612.34,"n":19},{"lo":2612.34,"hi":3365.01,"n":22},{"lo":3365.01,"hi":4334.55,"n":8},{"lo":4334.55,"hi":5583.42,"n":25},{"lo":5583.42,"hi":7192.13,"n":32},{"lo":7192.13,"hi":9264.34,"n":14},{"lo":9264.34,"hi":11933.6,"n":23}],"previous":null},"inpatient":{"setting":"inpatient","computed_at":"2026-09-25T11:55:12.319193Z","corpus_loaded_through":"2026-09-23T17:10:10.717090Z","filing_date_min":"2024-07-01","filing_date_max":"2026-09-01","checked_from":"2026-09-05T19:43:09.506842Z","checked_through":"2026-09-23T18:19:36.920443Z","n_priced_setters":3956,"n_filed":126,"n_usable":109,"n_not_usable":0,"n_labelled":16,"n_no_cash":1,"n_estimated":0,"n_states":25,"cash_p10":1048.06,"cash_p20":1502.9,"cash_p25":1590.0,"cash_p50":2247.2,"cash_p75":6523.41,"cash_p80":11933.6,"cash_p90":11933.6,"cash_mean_trimmed":5005.26,"gross_p50":3140.0,"cash_to_gross_p50":0.6,"medicare_rate":null,"medicare_schedule":null,"medicare_year":null,"cash_to_medicare_p50":null,"by_state":[{"state":"CA","n":19,"p20":11933.6,"p50":11933.6,"p80":11933.6},{"state":"HI","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"IA","n":13,"p20":2247.2,"p50":2247.2,"p80":2247.2},{"state":"ID","n":6,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"IL","n":7,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"KY","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"LA","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"MI","n":3,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"MT","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NC","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"ND","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NH","n":3,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NJ","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NV","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NY","n":3,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"OH","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"OK","n":10,"p20":1502.9,"p50":1502.9,"p80":1502.9},{"state":"OR","n":5,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"PA","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"TN","n":4,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"TX","n":19,"p20":3616.5,"p50":4555.73,"p80":4555.73},{"state":"VT","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"WA","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"WI","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"WY","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null}],"by_segment":{"hospital_type":[{"key":"acute","n":96,"p20":1502.9,"p50":2247.2,"p80":11933.6},{"key":"childrens","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"key":"critical_access","n":12,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null}],"ownership":[{"key":"for_profit","n":14,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"key":"government","n":8,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"key":"nonprofit","n":87,"p20":1502.9,"p50":2663.64,"p80":11933.6}],"affiliation":[{"key":"affiliated","n":91,"p20":1502.9,"p50":2887.5,"p80":11933.6},{"key":"independent","n":18,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null}]},"histogram":[{"lo":942.0,"hi":1214.29,"n":9},{"lo":1214.29,"hi":1565.29,"n":13},{"lo":1565.29,"hi":2017.75,"n":15},{"lo":2017.75,"hi":2600.99,"n":13},{"lo":2600.99,"hi":3352.83,"n":4},{"lo":3352.83,"hi":4321.98,"n":4},{"lo":4321.98,"hi":5571.28,"n":17},{"lo":5571.28,"hi":7181.7,"n":3},{"lo":7181.7,"hi":9257.62,"n":2},{"lo":9257.62,"hi":11933.6,"n":19}],"previous":null}},"related":[{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69210","lay_name":"Ear wax removal with instruments, one ear","slug":"cpt-69210-ear-wax-removal-with-instruments-one-ear"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69209","lay_name":"Ear wax removal by flushing, one ear","slug":"cpt-69209-ear-wax-removal-by-flushing-one-ear"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69000","lay_name":"Drainage of outer ear abscess or blood collection","slug":"cpt-69000-drainage-of-outer-ear-abscess-or-blood-collection"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69020","lay_name":"Drainage of an abscess in the ear canal","slug":"cpt-69020-drainage-of-an-abscess-in-the-ear-canal"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69005","lay_name":"Complex drainage of outer ear abscess or blood pocket","slug":"cpt-69005-complex-drainage-of-outer-ear-abscess-or-blood-pocket"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69205","lay_name":"Removal of an object from the ear canal under anesthesia","slug":"cpt-69205-removal-of-an-object-from-the-ear-canal-under-anesthesia"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69145","lay_name":"Removal of a soft tissue growth from the ear canal","slug":"cpt-69145-removal-of-a-soft-tissue-growth-from-the-ear-canal"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69110","lay_name":"Partial removal of the outer ear with simple repair","slug":"cpt-69110-partial-removal-of-the-outer-ear-with-simple-repair"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69424","lay_name":"Removal of an ear ventilating tube under general anesthesia","slug":"cpt-69424-removal-of-an-ear-ventilating-tube-under-general-anesthesia"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69801","lay_name":"Inner ear drug injection through the ear canal","slug":"cpt-69801-inner-ear-drug-injection-through-the-ear-canal"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69706","lay_name":"Eustachian tube balloon widening, both ears","slug":"cpt-69706-eustachian-tube-balloon-widening-both-ears"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"69399","lay_name":"Unlisted procedure on the outer ear","slug":"cpt-69399-unlisted-procedure-on-the-outer-ear"}]}