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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Massachusetts 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 9 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$148$81.28 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$77.62 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $76 to $4,677Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $59 to $389
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $126professional $148

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
$54.95
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$416.87
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,786.30
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$371.54
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,786.30
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $148 · 22nd 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.