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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Minnesota 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$224$141 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$282 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $148 to $4,467Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $102 to $501
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $537professional $224

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
$61.66
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $234 · 6th 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.