Earwax removal cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 6 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $38.25 to $71.28, with a median of $70.73. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $32.48 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $134.00 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 AS REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $38.25 | $90.00 | $21.43–$141.36 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $51.38 | $120.88 | $55.00–$120.29 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $67.82 | $108.00 | $46.32–$97.31 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $70.18 | $129.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Removal Impacted Cerumen -Mh | $71.26 | $131.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $71.28 | $108.00 | $44.67–$92.88 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $71.28 | $108.00 | $46.32–$92.88 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $71.28 | $108.00 | $46.32–$92.88 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 PR REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $91.80 | $216.00 | $21.43–$198.72 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital one side Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $167.55 | $308.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $167.55 | $308.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $105.26 | $193.50 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Removal Impacted Cerumen -Mh|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $106.90 | $196.50 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $251.33 | $462.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $38.25, median $70.73, highest $71.28 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $105.26, median $105.26, highest $105.26.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $71.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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.