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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 July 2026.

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

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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 5 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$170$117 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$3,802 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $933 to $10,471Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $107 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $170

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
$194.98
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 46th of 51

$195

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.