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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Connecticut 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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$135$93.33 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$4,169 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $912 to $10,471Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $60 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $135

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
$288.40
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Connecticut· 14th of 51

$158

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.