Earwax removal cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 45 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $26.40 to $674.17, with a median of $202.80. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $176.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $189.00 at 154 hospitals.
- The median here, $202.80, is 64% above the US median of $124.00.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 45 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 45 facilities across 35 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Oct 5, 2026.
Lowest$26.40UCI Health-Orange
Median$202.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$674.17in this market
Difference25.5×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $26.40Highest $674.17
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange one side lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.40 | $66.00 | — | 60% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center one side Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $364.93 | $43.79–$364.93 | 79% |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $306.90 | $43.79–$306.90 | 76% |
| San Dimas Community Hospital one side San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $414.59 | $43.79–$414.59 | 82% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital one side La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $364.93 | $43.79–$364.93 | 79% |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN*EARWAX File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $279.50 | $43.79–$279.50 | 73% |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center one side Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $364.93 | $43.79–$364.93 | 79% |
| St Francis Medical Center one side Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $321.25 | $43.79–$289.13 | 77% |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 ER REM CERUMEN IMPACTED File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $279.50 | $43.79–$279.50 | 73% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center one side Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.95 | $277.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center one side Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.50 | $290.00 | — | 65% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $167.42 | $387.00 | $35.03–$6,253.00 | 57% |
| St Jude Hospital one side Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.68 | $366.00 | — | 52% |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 Ear Lavage File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $184.00 | $184.00 | $44.06–$181.74 | — |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro one side San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $189.00 | $540.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance one side Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $189.00 | $540.00 | — | 65% |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Removal Impacted Cerumen W/ins source file | $190.00 | $190.00 | $60.00–$190.00 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $193.20 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital one side Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN INSTRMNTATION RT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $193.20 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital one side Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN INSTRMNTATION RT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $193.20 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $193.20 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park one side Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN INSTRMNTATION RT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $193.20 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $193.20 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena one side Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN INSTRMNTATION RT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $193.20 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $193.20 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange one side Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $201.60 | $420.00 | — | 52% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine one side Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim one side Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles one side Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA one side Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay one side Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City one side Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills one side Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey one side Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park one side Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center one side Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $221.28 | $461.00 | — | 52% |
| Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona, CA · (909) 596-7733 Removal of impacted ear wax File of Oct 5, 2026 · source file | $231.66 | $178.20 | $30.53–$1,774.00 | -30% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital one side Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 REM IMP CERUMEN W INSTR UNILAT File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $241.00 | $241.00 | $60.25–$1,642.00 | — |
| Saint John's Health Center one side Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $249.90 | $714.00 | — | 65% |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital one side Los Angeles, CA Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.25 | $255.25 | — | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTR BIL File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $289.80 | $289.80 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTR BIL File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $289.80 | $289.80 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTR BIL File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $289.80 | $289.80 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTR BIL File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $289.80 | $289.80 | $44.06–$1,266.00 | — |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTR File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $309.40 | $884.00 | $96.61–$1,668.00 | 65% |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $354.58 | $1,127.00 | $35.03–$6,668.00 | 69% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center one side Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $365.05 | $1,043.00 | — | 65% |
| Keck Hospital of USC one side Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $369.50 | $369.50 | — | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 ER-RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN REQ INSTRMNTTN UNI File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $450.00 | $450.00 | $36.64–$2,254.00 | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 ER-RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN REQ INSTRMNTTN UNI File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $450.00 | $450.00 | $36.64–$2,254.00 | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 ER-RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN REQ INSTRMNTTN UNI File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $450.00 | $450.00 | $30.53–$2,254.00 | — |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon, CA · (310) 510-0700 Removal of impacted ear wax File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $453.57 | $647.95 | $30.53–$647.95 | 30% |
| Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 REM CERUMEN IMPACT File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $486.00 | $486.00 | $30.53–$1,173.00 | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 0+2 more lines at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $674.17 | $1,037.19 | $2,806.68–$9,827.82 | 35% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center one side Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN, REQ. INSTRMNT, UNILATERAL File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $674.17 | $1,037.19 | $73.96–$85.06 | 35% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital both sides Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 REM IMP CERUMEN W INSTRU BILAT File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $483.00 | $483.00 | $74.36–$1,642.00 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $26.40, median $202.80, highest $674.17 — a 25.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $483.00, median $483.00, highest $483.00.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 34 facilities here, median $202.80. 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 22 of 33 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.
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