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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Arizona 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$132 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$550 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $209 to $4,786Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $120 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $191

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
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
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 31st of 51

$224

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.