CPT code 69660: Stapes surgery, primary procedure2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

In Vermont, Medicare pays $786.91 for 69660 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 69660 covers

An otolaryngologist performs this middle-ear operation to address a fixed stapes that is limiting sound transmission, often in a patient with conductive hearing loss from otosclerosis. The surgeon works through the ear canal, removes or creates an opening in the stapes footplate, and restores the sound-conducting pathway, commonly using a prosthesis. The procedure is generally performed in an operating room.

Report this code for the primary stapes operation, rather than a revision procedure or a case requiring footplate drill-out. The operative report should identify the stapes work performed, the condition treated, and whether the ossicular pathway was restored. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. For bilateral surgery, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; 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 Vermont compares for 69660

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 69660 runs from $738.99 in Arkansas to $1,013.13 in Alaska. Vermont pays $786.91. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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69660 rates by state

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How the 69660 rate is calculated

Each of 69660’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 69660

69660 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 69660

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

How 69660 has changed in Vermont

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Where the Vermont rate applies

Vermont is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 180 cities and communities in Vermont. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Albany
• Alburgh
• Algiers
• Arlington
• Ascutney
• Bakersfield
• Barnet
• Barre

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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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