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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

New Hampshire 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$251$186 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$741 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,710Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $141 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $251

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
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 21st of 51

$251

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.