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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

South Dakota 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 7 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$257$182 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$219 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,365Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $126 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $331professional $257

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 18th of 51

$257

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.