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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Iowa 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 7 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$324$214 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$589 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $316 to $6,761Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $132 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $324

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
$346.74
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$347

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.