Earwax removal cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $19.00 to $121.60, with a median of $94.00. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia and 1 other hospital — $75.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $94.00 at 81 hospitals.
- The median here, $94.00, is 24% below the US median of $124.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Grand Rapids, MI has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Michigan with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 7 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia one side lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.00 | $76.00 | $5.63–$690.00 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson one side lowest Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.00 | $76.00 | $31.66–$61.56 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.25 | $101.00 | $53.25–$172.53 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.50 | $134.00 | $31.66–$108.54 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson one side Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.00 | $76.00 | $20.45–$44.78 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia one side Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.00 | $76.00 | $30.67–$60.48 | 50% |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys one side Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Rt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $84.50 | $130.00 | $32.95–$484.28 | 35% |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 HC TX REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $94.00 | $94.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $94.00 | $94.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $94.00 | $94.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 HC UC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR+2 more lines at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $103.00 | $103.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $103.00 | $103.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings, MI · (269) 945-3451 HC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $103.00 | $103.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Grand Rapids, MI HC TX REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $113.00 | $113.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.00 | $114.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.00 | $114.00 | — | — |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 Remove impacted ear wax uni File of Apr 22, 2026 · source file | $121.60 | $152.00 | $17.78–$134.22 | 20% |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $125.45 | — | $41.15–$484.28 | — |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $126.75 | $195.00 | $32.95–$484.28 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $19.00, median $94.00, highest $121.60 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $94.00. 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 4 of 4 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.
What earwax removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Earwax removal explained.