Earwax removal cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 28 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 $175.28 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 23 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$26.40UCI Health-Orange
Median$202.80half pay 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
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange one side lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL | $26.40 | $66.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital one side La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $75.00 | $364.93 | $43.79–$364.93 | 79% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN | $75.00 | $279.50 | $43.79–$306.90 | 73% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 ER REM CERUMEN IMPACTED | $75.00 | $279.50 | $43.79–$279.50 | 73% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN*EARWAX | $75.00 | $279.50 | $43.79–$279.50 | 73% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $75.00 | $306.90 | $43.79–$306.90 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center one side Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $96.95 | $277.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center one side Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $101.50 | $290.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital one side Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $175.68 | $366.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $189.00 | $540.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance one side Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $189.00 | $540.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange one side Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $201.60 | $420.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange one side Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $201.60 | $420.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles one side Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills one side Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine one side Irvine, CA REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City one side Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey one side Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim one side Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay one side Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park one side Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la one side Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $202.80 | $390.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center one side Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $221.28 | $461.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center one side Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $221.28 | $461.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center one side Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $249.90 | $714.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital one side Los Angeles, CA Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $255.25 | $255.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTR | $309.40 | $884.00 | $96.61–$1,668.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center one side Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $365.05 | $1,043.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC one side Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $369.50 | $369.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital one side Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN, REQ. INSTRMNT, UNILATERAL | $465.08 | $715.51 | $73.96–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgery Group 1 Global Rate | $465.08 | $715.51 | $2,831.00–$3,903.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $465.08 | $715.51 | $213.62–$2,912.68 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 OPG - 0 | $465.08 | $715.51 | $1,372.22–$2,912.68 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 79 | $465.08 | $715.51 | $213.62–$2,912.68 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center one side Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN, REQ. INSTRMNT, UNILATERAL | $674.17 | $1,037.19 | $73.96–$85.06 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 OUTPATIENT SURGERY CPT GROUP 1 | $674.17 | $1,037.19 | $6,417.00–$7,038.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 0 | $674.17 | $1,037.19 | $2,806.68–$9,827.82 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 0 | $674.17 | $1,037.19 | $2,806.68–$9,827.82 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.40, median $202.80, highest $674.17 — a 25.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 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 6 of 16 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 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.