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Ear Canal Tissue Sample

Texas 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 11 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$129$69.18 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$141 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $79 to $5,248Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $59 to $224
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $676professional $129

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
$141.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98

Where Texas 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.

Texas $141 · 30th 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.