Medicare pays $85 on average nationally for this procedure.

CPT code 69200 describes removal of a foreign body from the external auditory canal performed without general anesthesia; this is an external ear foreign body removal procedure typically provided as an ambulatory/office-based minor procedure or in an emergency department when urgent removal is required, and it denotes the physician or qualified provider manually or instrumentally extracting the object from the ear canal under local anesthesia or no anesthesia.

For related coverage guidance, see recent payer policy updates: Onychomycosis diagnostic testing and coverage, Topical Acne-Non-Retinoid Products, Dermatology - Vtama Drug Quantity Management Policy - Per Days.