Earwax removal cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $84.60 to $170.25, with a median of $154.70. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $70.10 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $154.70 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron one side lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $84.60 | $141.00 | $14.76–$136.61 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB EAR IRRIGATION/REM IMP CERUMEN | $112.50 | $150.00 | $51.00–$148.35 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center one side Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $154.70 | $238.00 | $50.62–$3,004.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center one side Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $170.25 | $227.00 | $53.57–$2,808.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $84.60, median $154.70, highest $170.25 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $162.48. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers removal of impacted earwax by a clinician with instruments such as a curette or suction, for one ear. Rinsing the ear uses a different code (69209).
What the price covers
The price is for one ear. Both ears may be billed twice.