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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Michigan 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 6 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$126$70.79 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$166 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $74 to $6,026Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $59 to $182
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $126

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
$74.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $129 · 45th 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.