Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Grand Rapids, MI — inpatient

In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $54.00 to $103.00, with a median of $94.00. The lowest listed price is at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital — $40.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $82.22 at 57 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$54.00Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Median$94.00half pay less
Highest$103.00in this market
Difference1.9×highest vs lowest

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.

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Lowest $54.00Highest $114.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI HCHG OMS REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUMEN $54.00 $54.00 $34.10–$51.68 — —
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Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $94.00 $94.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $94.00 $94.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $94.00 $94.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $103.00 $103.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $103.00 $103.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $104.00 $104.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $104.00 $104.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $104.00 $104.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $104.00 $104.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $114.00 $114.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $114.00 $114.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $114.00 $114.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $114.00 $114.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $114.00 $114.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr $114.00 $114.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $54.00, median $94.00, highest $103.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $98.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.