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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Idaho 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$204 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$219 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,467Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $174 to $389
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $575professional $251

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$4,466.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
18 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
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 15th of 51

$269

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.