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Partial Outer Ear Removal With Simple Repair

North Carolina 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?

$1,877

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,877 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$457 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$537 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,715Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $589

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
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
10 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
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$645.65

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$1,877

$589 physician + $1,288 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.