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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 July 2026.

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

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 6 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$209$158 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,622 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $479 to $7,079Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $123 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $209

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
$199.53
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Oklahoma than in Rhode Island. 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· 23rd of 51

$240

OK $1,698RI $186

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.