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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Ear Canal Tissue Sample cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $550 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$97.72 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$148 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,890Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $81 to $263
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$257.04
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$2,754.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03
16 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$51.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.70

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 5.9 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$166

OK $468KY $79.43

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.