Earwax removal cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $57.60 to $5,188.83, with a median of $67.39. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital and 6 other hospitals — $9.79 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $159.90 at 49 hospitals.
- The median here, $67.39, is 46% below the US median of $124.00.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital lowest Indianapolis, IN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $6.19–$85.25 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital lowest Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $6.19–$85.25 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg lowest Carmel, IN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $5.03–$85.25 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center lowest Carmel, IN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $5.03–$85.25 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center lowest Indianapolis, IN · (317) 338-7000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $5.03–$85.25 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center lowest Indianapolis, IN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $5.03–$85.25 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $96.00 | $6.19–$85.25 | 40% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Removal of impacted ear wax File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $77.18 | $110.25 | $62.41–$275.63 | 30% |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Removal of impacted ear wax File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $96.00 | $120.00 | $25.49–$94.80 | 20% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUMEN ONE OR BOTH EARS File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $136.80 | $342.00 | $40.54–$349.93 | 60% |
| Riverview Health one side Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 RVHH REM IMPACT CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.00 | $270.00 | — | 40% |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN · (317) 462-5544 Removal of impacted ear wax File of Oct 16, 2026 · source file | $170.40 | $213.00 | $62.41–$3,000.00 | 20% |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN · (317) 462-5544 Removal of impacted ear wax File of Oct 16, 2026 · source file | $256.00 | $320.00 | $62.41–$960.00 | 20% |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Removal of impacted ear wax File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $337.60 | $422.00 | $62.41–$422.00 | 20% |
| Eskenazi Health one side Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Cerumen Removal Unilateral File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $452.70 | $503.00 | $62.00–$503.00 | 10% |
| Eskenazi Health one side Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Cerumen Removal Unilateral File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $630.00 | $700.00 | $53.00–$700.00 | 10% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis one side Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,188.83 | $22,462.45 | $250.59–$985.25 | 77% |
| Hendricks Regional Health both sides Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB REMOV EAR CERUMEN R/L/BI File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $160.40 | $401.00 | $62.41–$1,772.62 | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $57.60, median $67.39, highest $5,188.83 — a 90.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $160.40, median $160.40, highest $160.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $57.60. 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 11 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.