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Removal Of A Glomus Tumor Of The Ear

Delaware rates for HCPCS 69550

Surgery to remove a glomus tumor — a slow-growing, blood-rich, usually noncancerous growth that arises in the middle ear region. Because these tumors bleed heavily, they are removed carefully under magnification with the nearby hearing structures and nerves protected. Symptoms that prompt surgery include a pulsing sound in the ear, hearing loss, and fullness.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Glomus Tumor Of The Ear cost?

$3,687

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,175$1,000 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,660 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $1,175

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
$1,174.90
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 49th of 51

$3,687

$1,175 physician + $2,512 facility

AK $11,445MT $3,358

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.