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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Oregon 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$178$115 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$219 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,230Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $87 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $269professional $178

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
$5,128.61
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
11 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
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$44.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$165.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$22.39
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$224

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.