$153.53
69105 describes biopsy of the external auditory canal. Use 69140 when the surgeon excises the lesion rather than taking a diagnostic sample.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
69140 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$880.96
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Otolaryngology surgery
About 69140: External auditory canal lesion excision
Removal of a lesion from the external auditory canal, reported when the surgeon excises the lesion rather than taking a diagnostic sample.
This code covers surgical removal of a lesion located in the external auditory canal. Otolaryngologists typically perform the procedure when a canal lesion needs to be excised, rather than sampled for diagnosis alone. The operative setting depends on the lesion and the planned procedure; Medicare service data show use in both office and facility settings.
Report the code for the documented excision, distinguishing removal from a biopsy that obtains tissue for diagnosis. The operative note should identify the canal site, lesion, and work performed, including laterality when relevant. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery is paid only when medical necessity is documented; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 69140
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU7.94 · 31%
- Practice expense (office) RVU16.13 · 64%
- Malpractice RVU1.16 · 5%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #4129 by national volume
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
69140 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
$429.45
Both codes concern external auditory canal lesion excision. Select between them according to the specific operative service documented and the applicable CPT descriptor.
No office rate
69150 is for extensive external auditory canal surgery; 69140 describes removal of an ear canal lesion without characterizing the service as extensive.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
69140 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Madera
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1011.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$933.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$922.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$918.61
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$938.51
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1067.83
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1066.51
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1092.03
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1086.64
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$946.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$921.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$955.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1009.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$957.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$924.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$897.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$969.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$992.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$758.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$747.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$820.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$871.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$897.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$833.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$881.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$838.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$859.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$900.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$773.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$779.19
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$838.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$817.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$889.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$783.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$771.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$779.61
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$779.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$953.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$867.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$895.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$784.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$823.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$850.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$800.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$831.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$808.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$767.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$757.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$842.63
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$792.62
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$819.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$777.12
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$859.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$948.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$906.64
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$805.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$994.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$913.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$974.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$804.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$776.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$896.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$829.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$877.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$861.34
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$795.95
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$775.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$870.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$831.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$837.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$834.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$855.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$811.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$806.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$822.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$865.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$971.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$793.27
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$788.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 69140
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.63
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
69140 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
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| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
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| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
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| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
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| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 69140 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$969.06
$880.96 × 110% = $969.06
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 69140 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,588
- Code
- 69140
- Physician work
- 7.94
- Practice expense
- 16.13
- Malpractice
- 1.16
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 7.94 | × 1.017 | 8.0750 |
| Practice expense | 16.13 | × 1.096 | 17.6785 |
| Malpractice | 1.16 | × 0.536 | 0.6218 |
| Total RVUs | 26.3752 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$880.96
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 7.94 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 16.13 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.16 | 0.536 |
(7.94 × 1.017 + 16.13 × 1.096 + 1.16 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $880.96
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
69140 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $880.96 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $880.96 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $880.96 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $880.96 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $915.73 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $915.73 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $915.73 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $915.73 | RVU25A |
69140 billing questions
When should this code be used instead of an ear canal biopsy code?
Use this code when the surgeon excises the canal lesion. A biopsy code describes sampling tissue for diagnostic examination rather than removal of the lesion.
What documentation supports reporting the excision?
Document that the lesion was in the external auditory canal and describe the excision performed. Include laterality and the operative details needed to distinguish the service from diagnostic sampling.
How is bilateral excision reported?
CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; reporting modifier 50 results in payment at 150%.
What does the 90-day global period include?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.
Can an assistant surgeon be reported?
CMS payment for an assistant at surgery requires documentation of medical necessity. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
7,58569105,,Biopsy of external ear canal,A,,0.83,3.37,,0.78,,0.11,4.31,1.72,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,58669110,,Remove external ear partial,A,,3.44,10.11,,5.06,,0.50,14.05,9.00,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,58769120,,Removal of external ear,A,,4.04,6.19,NA,6.19,,0.57,10.80,10.80,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,58869140,,Remove ear canal lesion(s),A,,7.94,16.13,NA,16.13,,1.16,25.23,25.23,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,58969145,,Remove ear canal lesion(s),A,,2.63,9.10,,4.08,,0.39,12.12,7.10,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,59069150,,Extensive ear canal surgery,A,,13.27,11.62,NA,11.62,,2.06,26.95,26.95,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,59169155,,Extensive ear/neck surgery,A,,22.77,16.76,NA,16.76,,3.32,42.85,42.85,0,090,0.07,0.79,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536