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Complete Removal Of The Outer Ear

Iowa rates for HCPCS 69120

Surgical removal of the entire external ear — the visible flap of cartilage and skin on the side of the head. It is done for a cancer or severe damage that involves the whole structure. The ear canal opening is preserved and the wound is closed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Complete Removal Of The Outer Ear cost?

$4,319

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,319 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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$851$589 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,122 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $851 to $12,303Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $851

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
$630.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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· 15th of 51

$4,319

$851 physician + $3,467 facility

AK $8,192MT $1,248

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.