Earwax removal cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $110.50 to $126.75, with a median of $126.75. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $16.25 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $110.50 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB REM/IMPACTED CERUMEN/ONE/BOTH | $110.50 | $221.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN/FB | $110.50 | $221.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen | $126.75 | $195.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Remove Impacted Cerumen | $126.75 | $195.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen | $126.75 | $195.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen | $126.75 | $195.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $110.50, median $126.75, highest $126.75 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $126.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.