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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Indiana 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$120 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$603 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $282 to $8,318Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $110 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $166

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
$120.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
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
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 50th of 51

$174

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.