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Removal Of A Glomus Tumor Of The Ear

Texas 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 July 2026.

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

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,188 to $7,943.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $14,454
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$14,791.08
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$42,657.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Texas· 27th of 50

$4,467

IN $15,136WV $1,023

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.