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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

New Jersey 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$182$120 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$631 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $309 to $6,761Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $93 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $182

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$436.52
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$363.08
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
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 44th of 51

$204

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.