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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth in the Ear Canal

Wyoming 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$257 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$562 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,622Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $214 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $363

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$417

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.