Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Brownwood, TX — inpatient

In Brownwood, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $355.07 to $355.07, with a median of $355.07. Across Texas, the median is $159.60 at 201 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 8, 2025 and Dec 8, 2025.

Lowest$355.07Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
Median$355.07half pay less
Highest$355.07in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Brownwood, TX.

median
Lowest $355.07Highest $355.07

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood lowest Brownwood, TX · (325) 646-8541 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN. $355.07 $355.07 $161.20–$319.56 — Dec 8, 2025
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Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood lowest Brownwood, TX · (325) 646-8541 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN [HBO] $355.07 $355.07 $161.20–$319.56 — Dec 8, 2025
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Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood lowest Brownwood, TX · (325) 646-8541 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN. [SED] $355.07 $355.07 $161.20–$319.56 — Dec 8, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $355.07, median $355.07, highest $355.07.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $355.07 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.