Earwax removal cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 14 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $52.50 to $426.00, with a median of $185.98. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $133.48 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $156.50 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 11 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 Dec 1, 2025 and May 11, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN/FB | $52.50 | $105.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN/FB | $103.00 | $206.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN | $165.78 | $614.00 | $53.91–$755.00 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $165.78 | $614.00 | $211.83 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $165.78 | $614.00 | $211.83 | 73% | — source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $60.59–$334.76 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $37.20–$342.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $37.20–$360.79 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $37.20–$360.79 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $45.64–$353.35 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $45.64–$353.35 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $57.63–$334.76 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $57.63–$334.76 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $57.63–$342.19 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $57.63–$342.19 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $69.55–$371.95 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $70.67–$371.95 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $60.59–$334.76 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $60.59–$342.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $60.59–$342.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $60.59–$342.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $60.59–$342.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $55.64–$353.35 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $55.64–$353.35 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $41.96–$353.35 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $41.96–$353.35 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $48.35–$353.35 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $48.35–$353.35 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ER REMOVAL CERUMEN IMPACTED | $185.98 | $371.95 | $37.20–$342.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILAT | $426.00 | $426.00 | $60.27–$404.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILAT | $426.00 | $426.00 | $60.27–$404.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILAT | $426.00 | $426.00 | $60.27–$404.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG ASC RMVL EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILA | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | $60.27–$2,325.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC RMVL EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILA | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | $60.27–$2,325.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG ASC RMVL EAR WAX W INSTRMNT UNILA | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | $60.27–$2,325.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Mount Holly, NC HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT | $779.00 | $779.00 | $60.27–$740.05 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Belmont, NC HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT | $779.00 | $779.00 | $60.27–$740.05 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT | $779.00 | $779.00 | $60.27–$740.05 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT | $3,755.00 | $3,755.00 | $60.27–$3,567.25 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Belmont, NC HCHG ASC RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT | $3,755.00 | $3,755.00 | $60.27–$3,567.25 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Mount Holly, NC HCHG ASC RMV EAR WAX W INSTRMNT BILAT | $3,755.00 | $3,755.00 | $60.27–$3,567.25 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $52.50, median $185.98, 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 $185.98. 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 9 of 12 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.