# CPT 69140: Excision of exostosis(es), external auditory canal

Medicare CPT 69140 pays $842.70 in a non-facility setting and $842.70 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $747.95 in Arkansas to $992.93 in Alaska, a 33% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/69140-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $842.70 |
| National facility | $842.70 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $992.93 | $992.93 |
| District of Columbia | $957.30 | $957.30 |
| California | $933.22 | $933.22 |
| New York | $931.49 | $931.49 |
| New Jersey | $927.45 | $927.45 |
| Washington | $918.31 | $918.31 |
| Massachusetts | $910.74 | $910.74 |
| Hawaii | $900.20 | $900.20 |
| Connecticut | $897.63 | $897.63 |
| Florida | $881.18 | $881.18 |
| Maryland | $872.05 | $872.05 |
| Colorado | $871.88 | $871.88 |
| Oregon | $862.94 | $862.94 |
| Rhode Island | $861.34 | $861.34 |
| Illinois | $860.75 | $860.75 |
| New Hampshire | $859.95 | $859.95 |
| Puerto Rico | $848.05 | $848.05 |
| Virgin Islands | $848.05 | $848.05 |
| Montana | $842.63 | $842.63 |
| Nevada | $836.77 | $836.77 |
| Pennsylvania | $836.72 | $836.72 |
| Delaware | $833.65 | $833.65 |
| Texas | $833.06 | $833.06 |
| Wyoming | $832.63 | $832.63 |
| Minnesota | $831.05 | $831.05 |
| Georgia | $825.94 | $825.94 |
| Michigan | $825.63 | $825.63 |
| Virginia | $822.15 | $822.15 |
| Arizona | $820.42 | $820.42 |
| North Dakota | $819.69 | $819.69 |
| Vermont | $818.18 | $818.18 |
| South Dakota | $816.98 | $816.98 |
| Utah | $806.43 | $806.43 |
| New Mexico | $805.78 | $805.78 |
| Maine | $804.26 | $804.26 |
| Missouri | $797.74 | $797.74 |
| Louisiana | $797.66 | $797.66 |
| Ohio | $796.14 | $796.14 |
| South Carolina | $795.95 | $795.95 |
| Wisconsin | $793.27 | $793.27 |
| North Carolina | $792.62 | $792.62 |
| West Virginia | $788.83 | $788.83 |
| Indiana | $783.46 | $783.46 |
| Kentucky | $779.61 | $779.61 |
| Idaho | $779.19 | $779.19 |
| Nebraska | $777.12 | $777.12 |
| Oklahoma | $776.42 | $776.42 |
| Tennessee | $775.74 | $775.74 |
| Iowa | $773.55 | $773.55 |
| Kansas | $771.77 | $771.77 |
| Alabama | $758.54 | $758.54 |
| Mississippi | $757.71 | $757.71 |
| Arkansas | $747.95 | $747.95 |

## 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 69140 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