# CPT 69720: Decompression facial nerve, intratemporal, lateral to geniculate ganglion

Medicare CPT 69720 pays $1,059.81 in a non-facility setting and $1,059.81 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $951.71 in Arkansas to $1,297.91 in Alaska, a 36% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/69720-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $1,059.81 |
| National facility | $1,059.81 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $1,297.91 | $1,297.91 |
| District of Columbia | $1,184.11 | $1,184.11 |
| New York | $1,168.24 | $1,168.24 |
| New Jersey | $1,154.35 | $1,154.35 |
| California | $1,134.62 | $1,134.62 |
| Florida | $1,133.58 | $1,133.58 |
| Washington | $1,129.49 | $1,129.49 |
| Connecticut | $1,124.24 | $1,124.24 |
| Massachusetts | $1,123.87 | $1,123.87 |
| Illinois | $1,113.83 | $1,113.83 |
| Hawaii | $1,096.89 | $1,096.89 |
| Maryland | $1,093.39 | $1,093.39 |
| Colorado | $1,081.18 | $1,081.18 |
| Rhode Island | $1,077.34 | $1,077.34 |
| New Hampshire | $1,070.98 | $1,070.98 |
| Oregon | $1,069.59 | $1,069.59 |
| Puerto Rico | $1,064.22 | $1,064.22 |
| Virgin Islands | $1,064.22 | $1,064.22 |
| Michigan | $1,060.06 | $1,060.06 |
| Montana | $1,059.66 | $1,059.66 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,059.03 | $1,059.03 |
| Georgia | $1,052.28 | $1,052.28 |
| Texas | $1,049.20 | $1,049.20 |
| Delaware | $1,048.46 | $1,048.46 |
| Nevada | $1,047.60 | $1,047.60 |
| Wyoming | $1,040.01 | $1,040.01 |
| New Mexico | $1,033.23 | $1,033.23 |
| Arizona | $1,033.20 | $1,033.20 |
| Virginia | $1,028.84 | $1,028.84 |
| West Virginia | $1,026.52 | $1,026.52 |
| Utah | $1,021.76 | $1,021.76 |
| Minnesota | $1,020.83 | $1,020.83 |
| Louisiana | $1,019.48 | $1,019.48 |
| Vermont | $1,017.14 | $1,017.14 |
| Missouri | $1,017.06 | $1,017.06 |
| Ohio | $1,016.51 | $1,016.51 |
| North Dakota | $1,014.58 | $1,014.58 |
| South Carolina | $1,010.03 | $1,010.03 |
| South Dakota | $1,009.24 | $1,009.24 |
| Maine | $1,008.91 | $1,008.91 |
| North Carolina | $998.50 | $998.50 |
| Kentucky | $997.32 | $997.32 |
| Oklahoma | $988.83 | $988.83 |
| Wisconsin | $985.92 | $985.92 |
| Indiana | $983.83 | $983.83 |
| Idaho | $979.30 | $979.30 |
| Tennessee | $978.62 | $978.62 |
| Kansas | $973.59 | $973.59 |
| Nebraska | $973.58 | $973.58 |
| Iowa | $970.99 | $970.99 |
| Mississippi | $969.78 | $969.78 |
| Alabama | $963.67 | $963.67 |
| Arkansas | $951.71 | $951.71 |

## Related codes

- 31535: Laryngoscopy, direct, with biopsy — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31535-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31570: Laryngoscopy with injection into vocal cord(s) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31570-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31575: Laryngoscopy, flexible, diagnostic — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31575-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31578: Laryngoscopy with removal of foreign body — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31578-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31590: Laryngeal reinnervation — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31590-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42410: Excision of parotid tumor or parotid gland, lateral lobe, without nerve dissection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42410-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42420: Excision of parotid gland, total, with dissection of facial nerve — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42420-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42440: Excision of submandibular gland — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42440-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 69720 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules