Earwax removal cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear (one side of the body): from $90.27 to $621.18, with a median of $355.73. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $265.46 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $175.28 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital one side lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC PR 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT RHC | $90.27 | $177.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital one side Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $621.18 | $1,218.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital one side Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $621.69 | $1,219.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $90.27, median $355.73, highest $621.18 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $621.44. 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.