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Partial Outer Ear Removal With Simple Repair

Iowa rates for HCPCS 69110

This surgery removes part of the outer ear, the visible, cartilage-supported structure on the side of the head, along with a simple repair of the resulting wound. It is most often performed to remove a skin cancer or other lesion that can be treated by taking out a limited area of tissue rather than the entire ear. The wound is typically closed directly as part of the same procedure rather than requiring a separate reconstructive surgery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Partial Outer Ear Removal With Simple Repair cost?

$2,902

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,902 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$603 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$871 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $646 to $6,761Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $813

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
$602.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
6 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
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Colorado than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 10th of 51

$2,902

$813 physician + $2,089 facility

CO $5,773DE $1,161

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.