CPT code 69661: Stapes revision, revision surgery2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $1,184.78 for 69661 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 69661 covers

An otologist or other otolaryngologist performs revision stapedectomy or stapedotomy when a prior operation on the stapes requires surgical correction. The procedure addresses the stapes and ossicular sound-conduction pathway, often in a patient with recurrent conductive hearing loss after earlier stapes surgery. It is generally performed in an operating room; the operative report should establish that this is revision surgery rather than a first-time stapes procedure.

Report 69661 for the revision service, not the primary stapes procedure. Documentation should describe the prior operation, the reason for revision, and the work performed to restore ossicular continuity. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; 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 Washington, DC area compares for 69661

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 69661 runs from $961.52 in Arkansas to $1,320.37 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $1,184.78. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 69661 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 69661

69661 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 69661

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How 69661 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

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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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