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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Ohio 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 8 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$191$135 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$646 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $214 to $10,233Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $120 to $891
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $191

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
$190.55
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 37th of 51

$219

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.