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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Maine 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?

$229

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $302.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $3,162Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $138 to $389
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,162professional $229

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 28th of 51

$229

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.