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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

New York 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 10 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$214$162 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,905 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $200 to $8,318Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $117 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $214

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
$165.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$549.54
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$316.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$562.34
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$416.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19

Where New York 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 York· 9th of 51

$316

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.