Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $56.20 to $69.91, with a median of $63.06. The lowest listed price is at St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $6.86 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $59.96 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$56.20St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$63.06half pay less
Highest$69.91in this market
Difference1.2×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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

median
Lowest $56.20Highest $70.57

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 GHS REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN $56.20 $219.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN $61.85 $241.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX $69.91 $275.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX $70.57 $275.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $56.20, median $63.06, highest $69.91 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $63.06 — 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.