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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Georgia 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$224$182 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$513 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,571Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $123 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $224

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
$199.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
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
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 20th of 51

$251

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.