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Extended Removal Of Ear Glomus Tumor

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 69554

Removes a glomus tumor, a slow-growing and usually noncancerous growth fed by many blood vessels, from the ear region. This is the most extensive version, used when the growth reaches beyond the bone that houses the ear and a wider operation is needed to take it out. It is done to relieve symptoms such as pulsing noise in the ear, hearing loss, and dizziness.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extended Removal Of Ear Glomus Tumor cost?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,020 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 6 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$3,020$2,512 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,512 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $9,120Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $6,918
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $3,020

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$21,379.62

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Wyoming 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.

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$3,020

WY $9,772WV $2,455

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.