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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Arizona rates for HCPCS 69105

This procedure removes a small piece of tissue from the external ear canal, the passage leading to the eardrum, so it can be examined under a microscope. It's used to investigate a growth, persistent sore, or unusual-looking area inside the canal that needs a definite diagnosis. It's typically done in an office setting with local numbing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ear Canal Tissue Sample cost?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$70.79 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,288 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $135 to $6,310Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $59 to $407
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,239professional $132

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $145 · 28th of 51
OK $1,175KY $102

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.