# CPT 69105: Removal of foreign body, external auditory canal, without anesthesia

Medicare CPT 69105 pays $143.96 in a non-facility setting and $57.45 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $126.30 in Arkansas to $165.91 in District of Columbia, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/69105-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $143.96 |
| National facility | $57.45 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $165.91 | $64.00 |
| California | $163.90 | $61.54 |
| Alaska | $163.49 | $71.35 |
| New Jersey | $159.87 | $62.46 |
| Washington | $159.82 | $61.20 |
| New York | $159.60 | $63.10 |
| Massachusetts | $158.07 | $60.89 |
| Hawaii | $157.83 | $59.47 |
| Connecticut | $153.95 | $60.78 |
| Colorado | $150.69 | $58.64 |
| Maryland | $149.39 | $59.21 |
| Oregon | $149.19 | $58.05 |
| New Hampshire | $148.11 | $58.06 |
| Florida | $147.81 | $61.02 |
| Rhode Island | $147.80 | $58.44 |
| Puerto Rico | $145.14 | $57.68 |
| Virgin Islands | $145.14 | $57.68 |
| Minnesota | $144.64 | $55.62 |
| Montana | $143.95 | $57.44 |
| Illinois | $143.60 | $60.01 |
| Nevada | $143.46 | $56.86 |
| Wyoming | $143.00 | $56.49 |
| Delaware | $142.37 | $56.90 |
| Pennsylvania | $142.16 | $57.42 |
| Texas | $142.11 | $56.94 |
| North Dakota | $141.78 | $55.27 |
| South Dakota | $141.52 | $55.01 |
| Vermont | $141.02 | $55.37 |
| Virginia | $140.96 | $55.93 |
| Arizona | $139.94 | $56.11 |
| Georgia | $139.55 | $57.02 |
| Michigan | $138.59 | $57.36 |
| Maine | $137.57 | $54.92 |
| Utah | $136.83 | $55.51 |
| Wisconsin | $136.69 | $53.81 |
| New Mexico | $135.35 | $56.03 |
| North Carolina | $135.09 | $54.38 |
| South Carolina | $134.85 | $54.92 |
| Missouri | $134.63 | $55.25 |
| Louisiana | $134.34 | $55.36 |
| Ohio | $134.19 | $55.21 |
| Indiana | $133.85 | $53.66 |
| Idaho | $133.02 | $53.43 |
| Nebraska | $133.01 | $53.16 |
| Iowa | $132.17 | $53.02 |
| Tennessee | $132.01 | $53.38 |
| Kansas | $131.33 | $53.13 |
| Kentucky | $131.15 | $54.25 |
| Oklahoma | $131.09 | $53.84 |
| West Virginia | $130.80 | $55.62 |
| Alabama | $128.29 | $52.60 |
| Mississippi | $127.35 | $52.87 |
| Arkansas | $126.30 | $51.99 |

## 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 69105 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