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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

South 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 7 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$148$107 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$115 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $76 to $4,365Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $62 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $174professional $148

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$354.81

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 11.5 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.

South Dakota· 25th of 51

$148

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.