No office rate
This code is for decompression lateral to the geniculate ganglion. Code 69960 applies when the decompression includes the medial segment.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
69955 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1717.51
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.
Otologic surgery
About 69955: Intratemporal facial nerve decompression, lateral segment
Reports surgical decompression of the facial nerve within the temporal bone lateral to the geniculate ganglion, typically for selected nerve compression or injury.
CPT 69955 describes surgically freeing the intratemporal facial nerve from its bony canal on the lateral side of the geniculate ganglion. An otologist or neurotologist typically performs the operation in a hospital operating room, often using a mastoid approach. The service may be considered for selected facial nerve compression or injury, including cases associated with temporal bone trauma; the operative report should establish the nerve segment treated and the decompression performed.
Select this code when the documented release is limited to the segment lateral to the geniculate ganglion. Decompression extending medial to or including that landmark is represented by 69960. Record the indication, approach, anatomic extent, and any separately performed procedures. CMS 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 are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team-surgery payment is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 69955
- 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 may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU28.68 · 56%
- Practice expense (office) RVU18.26 · 36%
- Malpractice RVU4.18 · 8%
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.
69955 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Code 69950 describes vestibular nerve section by a transcranial approach, not release of the intratemporal facial nerve.
No office rate
Code 69915 describes vestibular nerve section through a transcanal approach; 69955 addresses facial nerve decompression within the temporal bone.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
69955 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in California 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
Madera
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1717.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1717.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1717.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1893.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1792.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1717.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1776.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1769.34
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1791.79
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1972.99
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1968.24
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2017.62
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1998.21
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1743.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1793.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1770.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1810.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1717.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1886.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1717.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1717.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1883.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1945.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1898.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1949.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2163.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1570.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1553.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1668.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1727.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1802.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1690.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1828.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1750.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1748.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1668.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1732.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1571.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1585.08
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1800.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1733.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1838.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1591.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1579.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1627.89
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1690.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1631.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1849.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1726.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1800.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1712.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1605.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1650.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1781.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1672.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1626.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1667.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1678.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1619.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1586.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1707.17
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1616.19
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1624.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1573.65
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1715.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1874.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1815.43
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1684.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1684.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2003.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1837.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1941.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1635.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1655.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1611.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1754.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1663.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1776.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1649.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1712.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1730.70
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1640.16
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1614.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1587.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1728.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1642.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1678.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1693.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1689.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1686.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1763.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1662.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1656.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1656.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1712.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1632.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1718.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1868.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1585.22
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1687.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 69955
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1671.15
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
69955 · 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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| 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 |
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| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
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| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
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| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
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| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
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| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
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| 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?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 69955 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1889.26
$1717.51 × 110% = $1889.26
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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 69955 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,673
- Code
- 69955
- Physician work
- 28.68
- Practice expense
- 18.26
- Malpractice
- 4.18
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 28.68 | × 1.017 | 29.1676 |
| Practice expense | 18.26 | × 1.096 | 20.0130 |
| Malpractice | 4.18 | × 0.536 | 2.2405 |
| Total RVUs | 51.4210 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$1717.51
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 28.68 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 18.26 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 4.18 | 0.536 |
(28.68 × 1.017 + 18.26 × 1.096 + 4.18 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1717.51
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
69955 · 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 | $1717.51 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1717.51 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1717.51 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1717.51 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1933.23 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1933.23 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1933.23 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1933.23 | RVU25A |
69955 billing questions
How do I choose between 69955 and 69960?
Use 69955 when decompression is lateral to the geniculate ganglion. Use 69960 when the documented release includes the segment medial to that landmark.
What documentation supports 69955?
The operative report should identify the facial nerve segment decompressed, its relationship to the geniculate ganglion, the approach, and the work performed to release the nerve.
Can 69955 be reported bilaterally?
When the procedure is performed on both sides, CMS recognizes bilateral reporting with modifier 50 and pays the service at 150%.
How does the global period affect postoperative billing?
The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the 90 days after surgery.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; CMS does not permit team-surgery payment for this code.
What happens when other procedures are performed in the same session?
Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedures are paid at 50%.
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.
7,67069930,,Implant cochlear device,A,,17.29,11.90,NA,11.90,,2.54,31.73,31.73,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,67169949,,Unlisted px inner ear,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,YYY,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,0,1,1,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,67269950,,Incise inner ear nerve,A,,26.94,14.37,NA,14.37,,3.93,45.24,45.24,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,67369955,,Release facial nerve,A,,28.68,18.26,NA,18.26,,4.18,51.12,51.12,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,67469960,,Release inner ear canal,A,,28.68,16.02,NA,16.02,,4.18,48.88,48.88,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,67569970,,Remove inner ear lesion,A,,31.60,18.95,NA,18.95,,4.61,55.16,55.16,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,67669979,,Unlisted px temporal bone,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,YYY,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,0,1,1,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536