# CPT 69000: Drainage of external ear, abscess/hematoma, simple

Medicare CPT 69000 pays $191.72 in a non-facility setting and $117.57 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $168.92 in Arkansas to $221.45 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/69000-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $191.72 |
| National facility | $117.57 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $221.45 | $142.48 |
| District of Columbia | $219.30 | $131.95 |
| California | $214.74 | $127.00 |
| New York | $212.43 | $129.71 |
| New Jersey | $211.91 | $128.42 |
| Washington | $210.58 | $126.04 |
| Massachusetts | $208.62 | $125.31 |
| Hawaii | $207.02 | $122.71 |
| Connecticut | $204.73 | $124.87 |
| Florida | $199.44 | $125.05 |
| Colorado | $199.28 | $120.39 |
| Maryland | $198.70 | $121.40 |
| Oregon | $197.23 | $119.11 |
| New Hampshire | $196.31 | $119.12 |
| Rhode Island | $196.28 | $119.69 |
| Illinois | $194.33 | $122.68 |
| Puerto Rico | $193.09 | $118.13 |
| Virgin Islands | $193.09 | $118.13 |
| Montana | $191.71 | $117.56 |
| Nevada | $190.57 | $116.35 |
| Minnesota | $190.24 | $113.94 |
| Pennsylvania | $189.92 | $117.29 |
| Wyoming | $189.72 | $115.57 |
| Delaware | $189.57 | $116.31 |
| Texas | $189.35 | $116.34 |
| North Dakota | $187.16 | $113.01 |
| Virginia | $187.16 | $114.27 |
| Georgia | $187.09 | $116.34 |
| South Dakota | $186.62 | $112.47 |
| Michigan | $186.60 | $116.97 |
| Vermont | $186.57 | $113.16 |
| Arizona | $186.42 | $114.57 |
| Maine | $182.83 | $111.99 |
| Utah | $182.82 | $113.12 |
| New Mexico | $182.04 | $114.04 |
| Wisconsin | $180.72 | $109.69 |
| Missouri | $180.46 | $112.42 |
| Louisiana | $180.31 | $112.62 |
| South Carolina | $180.29 | $111.77 |
| Ohio | $180.01 | $112.31 |
| North Carolina | $179.88 | $110.70 |
| Indiana | $177.90 | $109.16 |
| West Virginia | $177.31 | $112.88 |
| Idaho | $176.85 | $108.63 |
| Nebraska | $176.53 | $108.09 |
| Kentucky | $176.05 | $110.13 |
| Tennessee | $175.85 | $108.45 |
| Iowa | $175.59 | $107.74 |
| Oklahoma | $175.53 | $109.32 |
| Kansas | $174.92 | $107.89 |
| Alabama | $171.48 | $106.60 |
| Mississippi | $170.91 | $107.07 |
| Arkansas | $168.92 | $105.23 |

## Related codes

- 31535: Laryngoscopy, direct, with biopsy — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31535-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31570: Laryngoscopy with injection into vocal cord(s) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31570-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31575: Laryngoscopy, flexible, diagnostic — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31575-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31578: Laryngoscopy with removal of foreign body — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31578-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31590: Laryngeal reinnervation — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31590-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42410: Excision of parotid tumor or parotid gland, lateral lobe, without nerve dissection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42410-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42420: Excision of parotid gland, total, with dissection of facial nerve — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42420-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42440: Excision of submandibular gland — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42440-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 69000 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules