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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Maine 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$74.13 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$708 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,585Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $60 to $234
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,202professional $112

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
10 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
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.80

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 47th of 51

$115

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.