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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

New Mexico 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$162 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$263 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $200 to $3,715Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $112 to $347
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 27th of 51

$229

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.