Earwax removal cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $26.40 to $604.60, 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 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Jul 27, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
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 |
| UCI Health-Orange one side Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL | $52.00 | $130.00 | — | 60% | Apr 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 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 ED 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 | $663.00–$884.00 | 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 | $604.60 | $930.16 | $73.96–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $26.40, median $202.80, highest $604.60 — a 22.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 28 facilities here, median $202.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 11 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.