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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Arkansas 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$135 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$331 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,950Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $115 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $182

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
$134.90
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 37th of 51

$219

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.