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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Montana 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$186 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$209 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $204 to $417Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $126 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $263professional $214

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 32nd of 51

$219

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.