go back

Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Hawaii 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?

$263

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $275.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,890Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $30 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,818professional $257

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$295.12

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 16th of 51

$263

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.