Earwax removal cost in Huntington, WV — inpatient
In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $45.30 to $84.60, with a median of $68.50. The lowest listed price is at St. Mary's Medical Center — $23.20 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $60.18 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Medical Center lowest Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 69210 Removal impacted ceumen requiri | $45.30 | $45.30 | $33.97–$45.30 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital one side Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 69210 Removal impacted ceumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral | $68.50 | $68.50 | $51.38–$68.50 | — | — source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG REMOVAL EAR WAX/CERUMEN /W INSTRUMENTATION | $84.60 | $211.48 | $98.76–$190.33 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 REMOVE IMPACTED CERU 1 OR BOTH | $129.00 | $129.00 | $96.75–$129.00 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN 1 OR BOTH EARS | $611.28 | $611.28 | $458.46–$611.28 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN 1 OR BOTH EARS | $753.73 | $753.73 | $565.30–$753.73 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION, UNIL | $753.73 | $753.73 | $565.30–$753.73 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital both sides Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION, BILATERAL | $1,507.75 | $1,507.75 | $1,130.81–$1,507.75 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $45.30, median $68.50, highest $84.60 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,507.75, median $1,507.75, highest $1,507.75.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $68.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 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 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.