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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

69110 in Wyoming**

Office / nonfacility

$464.94

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$296.27

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 69110: Partial external ear excision

Reports surgical removal of part of the external ear, such as when a localized auricular lesion requires excision rather than diagnostic sampling.

This service removes a portion of the auricle, the visible external ear, when the affected area cannot be treated by a small diagnostic sample alone. An otolaryngologist, plastic surgeon, or other qualified surgeon may perform it in an office procedure room, ambulatory surgery center, or hospital. A typical clinical situation is a localized pinna lesion for which definitive treatment requires removal of part of the ear.

Choose this code for partial removal of the external ear, not a biopsy alone or removal of the entire auricle. The operative report should identify the affected ear and site, the extent of tissue removed, and the reason for excision. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 69110

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
Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU3.44 · 24%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU10.11 · 72%
  • Malpractice RVU0.50 · 4%

1.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2622 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.

69110 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Wyoming**, from the same CMS release.

69100

Ear biopsy

Auricle, not ear canal

$91.91

69100 is for biopsy of the external ear. Use 69110 when the operative service removes part of the auricle rather than taking a diagnostic sample.

69120

External ear excision

Complete removal

No office rate

69120 represents complete external-ear removal; 69110 is for partial removal.

69140

Ear canal excision

Lesion removal

No office rate

69140 addresses a lesion in the external auditory canal. This code is for partial removal of the visible external ear.

The same code, a different location

How does Wyoming** compare?

69110 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Wyoming** · This locality

    $464.94

  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $530.18

    $65.24 higher than Wyoming**

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $537.48

    $72.54 higher than Wyoming**

  4. Miami

    $508.66

    $43.72 higher than Wyoming**

  5. Chicago

    $493.40

    $28.46 higher than Wyoming**

  6. Manhattan

    $541.13

    $76.19 higher than Wyoming**

  7. Alaska*

    $541.18

    $76.24 higher than Wyoming**

Other payment areas listed in Wyoming appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 69110 ranges from $413.57 in Arkansas to $623.43 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

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

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 69110

    Office

    $419.82

    Facility

    $272.23

    $45.12 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 69110

    Office

    $413.57

    Facility

    $268.68

    $51.37 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 69110

    Office

    $456.41

    Facility

    $292.96

    $8.53 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 69110

    Office

    $497.35

    Facility

    $312.49

    $32.41 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.99

    Facility

    $311.12

    $31.05 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 69110

    Office

    $575.69

    Facility

    $353.37

    $110.75 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 69110

    Office

    $527.66

    Facility

    $328.29

    $62.72 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 69110

    Office

    $501.31

    Facility

    $316.45

    $36.37 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 69110

    Office

    $520.71

    Facility

    $324.54

    $55.77 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 69110

    Office

    $518.79

    Facility

    $323.29

    $53.85 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 69110

    Office

    $531.27

    Facility

    $329.53

    $66.33 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 69110

    Office

    $609.61

    Facility

    $371.78

    $144.67 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 69110

    Office

    $609.05

    Facility

    $371.21

    $144.11 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 69110

    Office

    $623.43

    Facility

    $380.20

    $158.49 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 69110

    Office

    $621.11

    Facility

    $377.88

    $156.17 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 69110

    Office

    $510.42

    Facility

    $318.30

    $45.48 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 69110

    Office

    $536.55

    Facility

    $331.61

    $71.61 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 69110

    Office

    $520.81

    Facility

    $324.13

    $55.87 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 69110

    Office

    $541.97

    Facility

    $334.84

    $77.03 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 69110

    Office

    $574.87

    Facility

    $352.56

    $109.93 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 69110

    Office

    $495.90

    Facility

    $311.04

    $30.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 69110

    Office

    $488.62

    Facility

    $309.15

    $23.68 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 69110

    Office

    $501.09

    Facility

    $319.43

    $36.15 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 69110

    Office

    $464.12

    Facility

    $297.47

    $0.82 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 69110

    Office

    $487.17

    Facility

    $316.30

    $22.23 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 69110

    Office

    $462.82

    Facility

    $301.57

    $2.12 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 69110

    Office

    $478.39

    Facility

    $307.01

    $13.45 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 69110

    Office

    $436.02

    Facility

    $285.56

    $28.92 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 69110

    Office

    $508.51

    Facility

    $316.73

    $43.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 69110

    Office

    $430.51

    Facility

    $276.17

    $34.43 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 69110

    Office

    $433.47

    Facility

    $278.29

    $31.47 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 69110

    Office

    $459.20

    Facility

    $304.02

    $5.74 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 69110

    Office

    $449.31

    Facility

    $295.31

    $15.63 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 69110

    Office

    $492.10

    Facility

    $318.87

    $27.16 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 69110

    Office

    $436.05

    Facility

    $279.69

    $28.89 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 69110

    Office

    $428.58

    Facility

    $276.10

    $36.36 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 69110

    Office

    $430.38

    Facility

    $280.43

    $34.56 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 69110

    Office

    $451.63

    Facility

    $292.91

    $13.31 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 69110

    Office

    $429.75

    Facility

    $280.47

    $35.19 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 69110

    Office

    $537.67

    Facility

    $336.27

    $72.73 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 69110

    Office

    $485.63

    Facility

    $308.01

    $20.69 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 69110

    Office

    $499.73

    Facility

    $318.74

    $34.79 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 69110

    Office

    $473.11

    Facility

    $302.42

    $8.17 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 69110

    Office

    $435.96

    Facility

    $280.77

    $28.98 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 69110

    Office

    $460.08

    Facility

    $292.92

    $4.86 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 69110

    Office

    $468.92

    Facility

    $306.15

    $3.98 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 69110

    Office

    $442.06

    Facility

    $288.06

    $22.88 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 69110

    Office

    $467.32

    Facility

    $293.75

    $2.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 69110

    Office

    $448.30

    Facility

    $289.91

    $16.64 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 69110

    Office

    $453.11

    Facility

    $292.53

    $11.83 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 69110

    Office

    $422.25

    Facility

    $276.85

    $42.69 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 69110

    Office

    $417.99

    Facility

    $272.76

    $46.95 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 69110

    Office

    $469.25

    Facility

    $300.57

    $4.31 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 69110

    Office

    $440.63

    Facility

    $283.26

    $24.31 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 69110

    Office

    $459.36

    Facility

    $290.69

    $5.58 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 69110

    Office

    $432.89

    Facility

    $277.21

    $32.05 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 69110

    Office

    $481.04

    Facility

    $305.45

    $16.10 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 69110

    Office

    $531.69

    Facility

    $336.02

    $66.75 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 69110

    Office

    $506.57

    Facility

    $322.37

    $41.63 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 69110

    Office

    $444.61

    Facility

    $289.94

    $20.33 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 69110

    Office

    $466.83

    Facility

    $297.99

    $1.89 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 69110

    Office

    $554.77

    Facility

    $354.22

    $89.83 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 69110

    Office

    $510.04

    Facility

    $325.34

    $45.10 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 69110

    Office

    $545.48

    Facility

    $346.10

    $80.54 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 69110

    Office

    $447.44

    Facility

    $287.20

    $17.50 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 69110

    Office

    $440.04

    Facility

    $286.04

    $24.90 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 69110

    Office

    $429.43

    Facility

    $278.80

    $35.51 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 69110

    Office

    $504.33

    Facility

    $316.93

    $39.39 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 69110

    Office

    $462.97

    Facility

    $294.97

    $1.97 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 69110

    Office

    $488.42

    Facility

    $312.83

    $23.48 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 69110

    Office

    $440.67

    Facility

    $285.83

    $24.27 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 69110

    Office

    $472.75

    Facility

    $302.22

    $7.81 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 69110

    Office

    $480.81

    Facility

    $306.56

    $15.87 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 69110

    Office

    $441.11

    Facility

    $285.26

    $23.83 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 69110

    Office

    $458.19

    Facility

    $289.52

    $6.75 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 69110

    Office

    $430.82

    Facility

    $277.50

    $34.12 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 69110

    Office

    $487.19

    Facility

    $308.74

    $22.25 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 69110

    Office

    $437.71

    Facility

    $284.21

    $27.23 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 69110

    Office

    $463.49

    Facility

    $296.33

    $1.45 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 69110

    Office

    $466.59

    Facility

    $298.59

    $1.65 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 69110

    Office

    $463.43

    Facility

    $297.12

    $1.51 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 69110

    Office

    $464.97

    Facility

    $297.47

    $0.03 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 69110

    Office

    $474.12

    Facility

    $306.62

    $9.18 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 69110

    Office

    $450.44

    Facility

    $290.37

    $14.50 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 69110

    Office

    $447.32

    Facility

    $288.76

    $17.62 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 69110

    Office

    $458.63

    Facility

    $292.83

    $6.31 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 69110

    Office

    $472.75

    Facility

    $302.22

    $7.81 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 69110

    Office

    $457.66

    Facility

    $290.67

    $7.28 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 69110

    Office

    $484.68

    Facility

    $307.07

    $19.74 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 69110

    Office

    $548.63

    Facility

    $341.66

    $83.69 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 69110

    Office

    $443.54

    Facility

    $281.95

    $21.40 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 69110

    Office

    $432.24

    Facility

    $285.67

    $32.70 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

69110 · 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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$413.57

$559.67

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$541.181
AL$419.821
AR$413.571
AZ$456.411
CA$495.90–$623.4329
CO$488.621
CT$501.091
DC$537.481
DE$464.121
FL$462.82–$508.663
GA$436.02–$478.392
GU$508.511
HI$508.511
IA$430.511
ID$433.471
IL$449.31–$493.404
IN$436.051
KS$428.581
KY$430.381
LA$429.75–$451.632
MA$485.63–$537.672
MD$473.11–$537.483
ME$435.96–$460.082
MI$442.06–$468.922
MN$467.321
MO$422.25–$453.113
MS$417.991
MT$469.251
NC$440.631
ND$459.361
NE$432.891
NH$481.041
NJ$506.57–$531.692
NM$444.611
NV$466.831
NY$447.44–$554.775
OH$440.041
OK$429.431
OR$462.97–$504.332
PA$440.67–$488.422
PR$472.751
RI$480.811
SC$441.111
SD$458.191
TN$430.821
TX$437.71–$487.198
UT$447.321
VA$458.63–$537.482
VI$472.751
VT$457.661
WA$484.68–$548.632
WI$443.541
WV$432.241
WY$464.941

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Where does this rate apply?

Wyoming** is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 205 cities and communities in Wyoming, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 69110 in Wyoming**, the physician’s office rate is $464.94 and the facility-setting rate is $296.27: a difference of $168.67.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 69110 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$511.43

$464.94 × 110% = $511.43

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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 69110 in Wyoming**.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,586

Code
69110
Physician work
3.44
Practice expense
10.11
Malpractice
0.50

GPCI2026.csv

112

Locality
Wyoming**
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.740
Office / nonfacility calculation for 69110 in Wyoming**
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work3.44× 1.0003.4400
Practice expense10.11× 1.00010.1100
Malpractice0.50× 0.7400.3700
Total RVUs13.9200
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Wyoming**$464.94

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work3.441
Practice expense10.111
Malpractice0.50.74

(3.44 × 1 + 10.11 × 1 + 0.5 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $464.94

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work3.441
Practice expense5.061
Malpractice0.50.74

(3.44 × 1 + 5.06 × 1 + 0.5 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $296.27

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

69110 · Office / nonfacility

$464.94

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $16.56 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $448.38 to $464.94 (3.7%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $448.38changed to$464.94

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 3.53 changed to 3.44
    • Practice expense RVU 9.94 changed to 10.11
    • Malpractice RVU 0.53 changed to 0.50
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.739 changed to 0.740

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $448.38

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$464.94$296.27RVU26D
2026-07-01$464.94$296.27RVU26C
2026-04-01$464.94$296.27RVU26B
2026-01-01$464.94$296.27RVU26A
2025-10-01$448.38$315.43RVU25D
2025-07-01$448.38$315.43RVU25C
2025-04-01$448.38$315.43RVU25B
2025-01-01$448.38$315.43RVU25A

69110 billing questions

When is this code appropriate instead of an external ear biopsy?

Use this code when the surgeon removes part of the auricle as treatment, rather than taking tissue primarily for diagnostic examination. A limited diagnostic sample is reported with 69100.

How does this differ from complete external ear removal?

This code represents partial removal of the auricle. Code 69120 is the related code for complete removal.

Does the 90-day global period include related postoperative visits?

Yes. The CMS global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

How is bilateral surgery reported?

For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150% under the CMS rule for this code.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be billed for this procedure?

CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?

Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%.

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.

RVUs for 69110PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,586 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Wyoming**GPCI2026.csv, line 112 (RVU26D)
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