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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Oregon 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$224 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$331 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,890Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $191 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $389professional $316

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
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
13 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
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th of 51

$347

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.