Earwax removal cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 15 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $52.50 to $426.00, with a median of $194.00. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $141.50 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $145.85 at 54 hospitals.
- The median here, $194.00, is 56% above the US median of $124.00.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- 3 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Nov 4, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN/FB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.50 | $105.00 | — | 50% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 CERUMEN REMOVAL 1 OR 2 EARS File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $58.28 | $215.85 | $49.45–$431.70 | 73% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN/FB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $103.00 | $206.00 | — | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Rmvl Impacted Cerumen+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $165.78 | $614.00 | $53.91–$755.00 | 73% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED+1 more line at this price File of Nov 4, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $388.00 | $46.06–$368.60 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $388.00 | $55.06–$368.60 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $388.00 | $38.14–$356.96 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $388.00 | $49.00–$368.60 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED+3 more lines at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $388.00 | $57.33–$349.20 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $388.00 | $37.87–$376.36 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $388.00 | $57.33–$356.96 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $388.00 | $42.18–$368.60 | 50% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILAT File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $426.00 | $426.00 | $60.27–$404.70 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILAT File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $426.00 | $426.00 | $60.27–$404.70 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILAT File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $426.00 | $426.00 | $60.27–$404.70 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC RMVL EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILA File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | $60.27–$2,325.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC RMVL EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILA File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | $60.27–$2,325.00 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC RMVL EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILA File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | $60.27–$2,325.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $779.00 | $779.00 | $60.27–$740.05 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $779.00 | $779.00 | $60.27–$740.05 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia both sides Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $779.00 | $779.00 | $60.27–$740.05 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $3,755.00 | $3,755.00 | $60.27–$3,567.25 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia both sides Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $3,755.00 | $3,755.00 | $60.27–$3,567.25 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $3,755.00 | $3,755.00 | $60.27–$3,567.25 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $52.50, median $194.00, highest $426.00 — a 8.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $779.00, median $779.00, highest $779.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $194.00. 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 10 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
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