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Ear Canal Foreign Object Removal, With Anesthesia

Alabama rates for HCPCS 69205

This procedure removes an object lodged in the ear canal while the patient is under general anesthesia, meaning they are fully asleep and not aware during the removal. It is used when the object cannot safely or comfortably be removed while the patient is awake, such as with a young child or an object that is difficult to reach. Once removed, the ear canal is checked for any injury.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ear Canal Foreign Object Removal, With Anesthesia cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$89.13 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$933 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,570Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $83 to $191
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $126

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in California 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.

Alabama· 41st of 51

$135

CA $2,239WV $100

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.