Earwax removal cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $94.00 to $103.00, with a median of $98.50. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital and 1 other hospital — $4.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $82.22 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $94.00 | $94.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $94.00 | $94.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $94.00 | $94.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $103.00 | $103.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $103.00 | $103.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $114.00 | $114.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $114.00 | $114.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $114.00 | $114.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $114.00 | $114.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $114.00 | $114.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $114.00 | $114.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $94.00, median $98.50, highest $103.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 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.
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.