# CPT 69200: Removal of foreign body, external auditory canal, with anesthesia

Medicare CPT 69200 pays $81.83 in a non-facility setting and $41.75 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $72.56 in Arkansas to $96.16 in Alaska, a 33% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/69200-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Otolaryngology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $81.83 |
| National facility | $41.75 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $96.16 | $53.47 |
| District of Columbia | $93.05 | $45.84 |
| California | $90.78 | $43.35 |
| New York | $90.48 | $45.77 |
| New Jersey | $90.12 | $44.99 |
| Washington | $89.28 | $43.59 |
| Massachusetts | $88.53 | $43.50 |
| Hawaii | $87.56 | $41.99 |
| Connecticut | $87.19 | $44.03 |
| Florida | $85.49 | $45.27 |
| Colorado | $84.73 | $42.08 |
| Maryland | $84.70 | $42.92 |
| Oregon | $83.86 | $41.64 |
| Rhode Island | $83.66 | $42.26 |
| New Hampshire | $83.55 | $41.83 |
| Illinois | $83.48 | $44.75 |
| Puerto Rico | $82.36 | $41.84 |
| Virgin Islands | $82.36 | $41.84 |
| Montana | $81.82 | $41.74 |
| Nevada | $81.27 | $41.15 |
| Pennsylvania | $81.22 | $41.97 |
| Delaware | $80.95 | $41.35 |
| Texas | $80.88 | $41.43 |
| Wyoming | $80.88 | $40.80 |
| Minnesota | $80.79 | $39.54 |
| Georgia | $80.15 | $41.91 |
| Michigan | $80.09 | $42.46 |
| Virginia | $79.85 | $40.45 |
| Arizona | $79.66 | $40.82 |
| North Dakota | $79.65 | $39.57 |
| Vermont | $79.49 | $39.81 |
| South Dakota | $79.39 | $39.31 |
| Utah | $78.27 | $40.59 |
| New Mexico | $78.16 | $41.41 |
| Maine | $78.10 | $39.80 |
| Missouri | $77.40 | $40.62 |
| Louisiana | $77.38 | $40.79 |
| Ohio | $77.24 | $40.65 |
| South Carolina | $77.24 | $40.21 |
| Wisconsin | $77.06 | $38.66 |
| North Carolina | $76.95 | $39.55 |
| West Virginia | $76.46 | $41.63 |
| Indiana | $76.07 | $38.91 |
| Idaho | $75.65 | $38.77 |
| Kentucky | $75.62 | $39.99 |
| Nebraska | $75.46 | $38.46 |
| Oklahoma | $75.33 | $39.54 |
| Tennessee | $75.30 | $38.86 |
| Iowa | $75.10 | $38.43 |
| Kansas | $74.91 | $38.68 |
| Alabama | $73.60 | $38.53 |
| Mississippi | $73.49 | $38.98 |
| Arkansas | $72.56 | $38.13 |

## 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 69200 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