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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Alaska rates for HCPCS 69540

Surgical removal of a soft tissue lesion — such as a cyst, polyp, or other growth — located in the external ear canal. The surgeon removes the growth, usually working through the ear canal itself without an outside incision, and the tissue may be sent to a lab for examination. It is used when a growth is causing blockage, discharge, hearing changes, or discomfort, or when the diagnosis needs to be confirmed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $661 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$316 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$437 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $347 to $6,607Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $170 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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· 3rd of 51

$537

OK $646KY $166

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.