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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 July 2026.

How much does Ear Canal Tissue Sample cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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$151$117 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$3,020 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $135 to $14,454Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $59 to $355
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,079professional $151

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $186 · 8th 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.