Earwax removal cost in Bozeman, MT
In Bozeman, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $63.20 to $92.80, with a median of $78.00. The lowest listed price is at Deaconess Regional Medical Center — $14.80 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $64.60 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 19, 2024 and Nov 19, 2024.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bozeman, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center lowest Bozeman, MT · (406) 585-5000 HC MD RMVL IMPACTED CERUM W INSTRMNT | $63.20 | $79.00 | $31.17–$62.42 | 20% | Nov 19, 2024 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center one side Bozeman, MT · (406) 585-5000 HC MD REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $80.00 | $100.00 | $31.17–$62.42 | 20% | Nov 19, 2024 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center one side Big Sky, MT · (406) 995-6995 HC MD REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $92.80 | $116.00 | $31.17–$62.42 | 20% | Nov 19, 2024 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman, MT · (406) 585-5000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN EAR WAX | $97.60 | $122.00 | $31.17–$62.42 | 20% | Nov 19, 2024 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center one side Bozeman, MT · (406) 585-5000 HC PF REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $116.80 | $146.00 | $31.17–$62.42 | 20% | Nov 19, 2024 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center one side Bozeman, MT · (406) 585-5000 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $129.60 | $162.00 | $31.17–$62.42 | 20% | Nov 19, 2024 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center one side Big Sky, MT · (406) 995-6995 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $156.00 | $195.00 | $31.17–$62.42 | 20% | Nov 19, 2024 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $63.20, median $78.00, highest $92.80 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.