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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Ohio 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$63.10 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$263 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $123 to $5,248Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $59 to $219
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $708professional $123

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
$162.18
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
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
$29.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 41st of 51

$132

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.