No office rate
Both describe intratemporal facial nerve decompression. Choose 69720 when the release is lateral to the geniculate ganglion; choose 69725 when it includes the ganglion.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
69720 in Chicago
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1164.31
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Otolaryngology surgery
About 69720: Intratemporal facial nerve decompression
Reports surgical decompression of the facial nerve within the temporal bone, lateral to the geniculate ganglion, for selected cases of nerve compression.
An otolaryngologist, often an otologist or neurotologist, uses this code when surgically releasing the intratemporal facial nerve lateral to the geniculate ganglion. The surgeon removes constricting bone around the nerve, typically through a temporal-bone approach, to relieve compression in selected cases of facial nerve dysfunction. The operative report should identify the treated nerve segment and describe the decompression performed.
Select this code when the release is limited to the segment lateral to the geniculate ganglion; the code for release that includes the ganglion describes a different extent. 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 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation. Team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 69720
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU14.34 · 45%
- Practice expense (office) RVU15.11 · 48%
- Malpractice RVU2.28 · 7%
115
Medicare services in 2024 · #4775 by national volume
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.
69720 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Chicago, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
69720 releases a compressed nerve; 69740 describes suture repair of the intratemporal facial nerve lateral to the geniculate ganglion.
No office rate
69720 releases a compressed nerve; 69745 describes suture repair that includes the geniculate ganglion.
The same code, a different location
How does Chicago compare?
69720 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Chicago · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in Illinois appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Manhattan
New York · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1216.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1297.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$963.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$951.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1033.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1087.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1136.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1105.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1123.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1119.57
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1138.22
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1271.04
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1268.45
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1300.23
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1289.65
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1102.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1143.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1121.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1153.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1209.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1124.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1048.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1127.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1075.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1084.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1019.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1096.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$970.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$979.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$983.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$973.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$997.32
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1040.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$998.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1168.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1078.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1122.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1064.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$990.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1027.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1094.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1025.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1020.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1027.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1035.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$988.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$969.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1059.66
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$998.50
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1014.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$973.58
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1070.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1175.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1132.79
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1033.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1047.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1251.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1145.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1215.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1011.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1016.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$988.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1104.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1035.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1103.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1014.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1064.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1077.34
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1010.03
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1009.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$978.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1008.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1042.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1051.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1047.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1047.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1088.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1026.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1021.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1028.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1064.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1017.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1074.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1184.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$985.92
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1026.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 69720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1040.01
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
69720 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Chicago is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 137 cities and communities in Illinois, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
- 69720 in Chicago
Multiple payment areas
- 69720 in Alsip
- 69720 in Arlington Heights
- 69720 in Barrington
Multiple payment areas
- 69720 in Barrington Hills
Multiple payment areas
- 69720 in Bartlett
Multiple payment areas
- 69720 in Bedford Park
- 69720 in Bellwood
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 69720 in Chicago. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1280.74
$1164.31 × 110% = $1280.74
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 69720 in Chicago.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,654
- Code
- 69720
- Physician work
- 14.34
- Practice expense
- 15.11
- Malpractice
- 2.28
GPCI2026.csv
48
- Locality
- Chicago
- Physician work
- 1.007
- Practice expense
- 1.005
- Malpractice
- 2.295
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 14.34 | × 1.007 | 14.4404 |
| Practice expense | 15.11 | × 1.005 | 15.1855 |
| Malpractice | 2.28 | × 2.295 | 5.2326 |
| Total RVUs | 34.8585 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Chicago$1164.31
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 14.34 | 1.007 |
| Practice expense | 15.11 | 1.005 |
| Malpractice | 2.28 | 2.295 |
(14.34 × 1.007 + 15.11 × 1.005 + 2.28 × 2.295) × $33.4009 = $1164.31
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
69720 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1164.31 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1164.31 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1164.31 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1164.31 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1236.88 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1236.88 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1236.88 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1236.88 | RVU25A |
69720 billing questions
How is this code distinguished from 69725?
Use 69720 for decompression lateral to the geniculate ganglion. Use 69725 when the decompression includes the geniculate ganglion.
Is this a facial nerve repair code?
No. This code describes release of a compressed intratemporal nerve. Facial nerve suture or repair is represented by 69740 or 69745, depending on the segment involved.
What operative documentation supports 69720?
Document the indication, the intratemporal segment treated, and the steps used to release the nerve. The report should make clear that the decompression was lateral to the geniculate ganglion.
How is bilateral decompression reported?
Report bilateral work with modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
7,65169716,,Impl oi implt sk tc esp<100,A,,8.80,6.19,NA,6.19,,1.31,16.30,16.30,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,65269717,,Rplcmt oi implt skl prq esp,A,,7.71,5.91,NA,5.91,,1.13,14.75,14.75,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,65369719,,Rplcm oi implt sk tc esp<100,A,,9.22,6.28,NA,6.28,,1.33,16.83,16.83,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,65469720,,Release facial nerve,A,,14.34,15.11,NA,15.11,,2.28,31.73,31.73,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,0,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,65569725,,Release facial nerve,A,,26.95,17.80,NA,17.80,,3.93,48.68,48.68,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,65669726,,Rmv ntr oi implt skl prq esp,A,,6.20,5.54,NA,5.54,,0.91,12.65,12.65,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,65769727,,Rmv ntr oi imp sk tc esp<100,A,,7.20,5.79,NA,5.79,,1.06,14.05,14.05,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4510212,GA,99,REST OF GEORGIA,1.000,0.892,1.192
4601212,HI,01,"HAWAII, GUAM",1.000,1.137,0.579
4702202,ID,00,IDAHO,1.000,0.920,0.473
4806102,IL,16,CHICAGO,1.007,1.005,2.295
4906102,IL,12,EAST ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.920,2.014
5006102,IL,15,SUBURBAN CHICAGO,1.007,1.027,1.772
5106102,IL,99,REST OF ILLINOIS,1.000,0.913,1.563