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Removal Of A Glomus Tumor Behind The Ear

Maryland rates for HCPCS 69552

Removes a glomus tumor, a slow-growing and usually noncancerous growth made of blood vessel and nerve tissue, from the temporal bone at the side of the skull. The surgeon works through the mastoid, the honeycombed bone just behind the ear, to reach it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$1,738

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $1,820.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,890
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $1,738

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,912.51
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in California 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$1,738

CA $9,120WV $1,622

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.