Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Hobbs, NM — inpatient

In Hobbs, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $177.66 to $177.66, with a median of $177.66. Across New Mexico, the median is $140.03 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$177.66Covenant Hospital Hobbs
Median$177.66half pay less
Highest$177.66in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Covenant Hospital Hobbs one side Hobbs, NM · (575) 492-5000 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM $177.66 $423.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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One side of the body : lowest $177.66, median $177.66, highest $177.66.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $177.66 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.