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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Nebraska 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$110$83.18 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$214 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $170 to $6,166Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $58 to $316
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $110

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
5 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
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$13.80

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 45th of 51

$123

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.