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Wide Removal Of A Growth In The Ear Canal

Iowa rates for HCPCS 69150

Removes a growth from the ear canal together with a margin of the surrounding tissue and bone, rather than shelling the growth out on its own. It is used for cancers of the canal, where clearing the area around the growth matters as much as removing it. Reconstruction of the canal or of hearing may be needed later.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Wide Removal Of A Growth In The Ear Canal cost?

$5,686

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,686 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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$2,138$1,622 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,905 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $12,303Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $2,138

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
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
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 12th of 51

$5,686

$2,138 physician + $3,548 facility

AK $10,835FL $2,493

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.