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Removal Of Bony Growths From The Ear Canal

Alaska rates for HCPCS 69140

Surgery to take out hard bony lumps that have grown inside the ear canal and narrowed it. The growths are drilled or chiselled away so that water and wax can drain and sound is no longer blocked. They are common in people with years of cold-water swimming or surfing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Bony Growths From The Ear Canal cost?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $5,888.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,772
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 40th of 50

$2,188

IN $14,454WV $871

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.