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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

North Dakota 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 5 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$145$126 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$61.66 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $62 to $3,388Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $62 to $331
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $141professional $145

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
$141.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$323.59

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $141 · 31st 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.