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Partial Outer Ear Removal With Simple Repair

South 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?

$1,470

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,470 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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$447$324 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$617 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $479 to $7,079Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $55 to $741
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $447

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
$363.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
8 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
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87

Where South 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

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$1,470

$447 physician + $1,023 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.