Definitely check into insurance, or medicaid. Also check out the CNI Cochlear Implant Assistance Program (program will work with CI manufacturer, CI is donated, but hospital/surgery bill is left to the patient to cover).
Cochlear Implant Assistance Program - Colorado Neurological Institute
Let Them Hear only helped with appeals to denials from insurance, and they're not even doing that anymore these days.
At least it's only about $70,000 for your cousin. For me, it's $100,000 (that's the estimate from my implant center). The hospital my CI center works with is quite pricy from my understanding.
