CPT code 69636: Tympanoplasty, radical or complete mastoidectomy2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Arkansas

In Arkansas, Medicare pays $1,153.16 for 69636 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 69636 covers

An otolaryngologist performs this operation to treat disease involving the middle ear and mastoid when the surgical plan includes radical or complete mastoidectomy and reconstruction of the ossicular chain. The work combines removal of diseased mastoid air cells with repair of the eardrum and restoration of sound-conducting structures. It is generally performed in an operating room, with the operative report documenting the extent of mastoid removal and the reconstruction performed.

Choose this code when the procedure includes both the radical or complete mastoidectomy and ossicular chain reconstruction; a less extensive mastoidectomy or tympanoplasty without chain reconstruction points to a different code in the family. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction. For bilateral surgery, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant is payable only when medical necessity is documented; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Arkansas compares for 69636

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 69636 runs from $1,153.16 in Arkansas to $1,626.08 in San Benito County, CA. Arkansas pays $1,153.16. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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69636 rates by state

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How the 69636 rate is calculated

Each of 69636’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 69636

69636 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 69636

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 69636 has changed in Arkansas

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Where the Arkansas rate applies

Arkansas is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 626 cities and communities in Arkansas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Acorn
• Adona
• Alexander
• Alicia
• Alix
• Alleene
• Allport
• Alma

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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