Earwax removal cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $20.58 to $71.28, with a median of $20.58. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center El Paso and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $155.76 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WSP REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $20.58 | $102.90 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX WSP REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $20.58 | $102.90 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDN REMOVAL CERUMEN EAR(S) | $21.57 | $107.87 | $20.50–$77.67 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDE REMOVAL CERUMEN EAR(S) | $21.57 | $107.87 | $20.50–$77.67 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ESP REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $21.57 | $107.87 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX DPP REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $21.57 | $107.87 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDN REMOVAL CERUMEN EAR(S) | $21.57 | $107.87 | $20.50–$77.67 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDE REMOVAL CERUMEN EAR(S) | $21.57 | $107.87 | $20.50–$77.67 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ESP REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $21.57 | $107.87 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPP REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $21.57 | $107.87 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CEP REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $22.34 | $111.72 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EMP REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $22.34 | $111.72 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EMP REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $22.34 | $111.72 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX YSL REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $22.34 | $111.72 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CEP REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $22.34 | $111.72 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 YSL REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $22.34 | $111.72 | $30.41–$30.65 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH EDE REMOVAL CERUMEN EAR(S) | $24.28 | $121.41 | $23.07–$87.42 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX REMOVAL CERUMEN EAR(S) | $32.21 | $161.03 | $30.60–$115.94 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 FAB REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT | $32.21 | $161.03 | $30.60–$115.94 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX FAB REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT | $32.21 | $161.03 | $30.60–$115.94 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 REMOVAL CERUMEN EAR(S) | $32.21 | $161.03 | $30.60–$115.94 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WST REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED | $40.80 | $203.98 | $42.05–$107.91 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WST REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED | $40.80 | $203.98 | $42.05–$107.91 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SISD REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT | $41.58 | $207.90 | $42.05–$109.98 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX UCC ESLK RMVL CERUMEN EAR UNILAT | $41.58 | $207.90 | $30.65–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SISD REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT | $41.58 | $207.90 | $42.05–$109.98 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 UCC ESLK RMVL CERUMEN EAR UNILAT | $41.58 | $207.90 | $30.65–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH UCC EL RMVL CERUMEN EAR UNILAT | $71.28 | $356.40 | $52.35–$285.12 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH UCC RMVL CERUMEN EAR UNILAT | $122.40 | $612.00 | $28.44–$489.60 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 REMOVAL CERUMEN EAR UNILAT | $124.60 | $623.00 | $28.44–$498.40 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.58, median $20.58, highest $71.28 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $21.57. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 69210 ($121.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNHC NE REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $9.64 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNHC NE REMOVAL CERUCMEN IMPACT #PF# | $9.64 | file |