Earwax removal cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $26.40 to $102.49, with a median of $99.06. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $72.66 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $78.76 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP CERUMEN IMPACT REMOVE | $26.40 | $44.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua one side Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN UNILATERAL | $99.06 | $254.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $99.06 | $254.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 FB EAR IMPACTED CERUMEN | $100.80 | $168.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital one side Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Remvl Impacted Cerumen Req Instrumentation Unilat | $102.49 | $277.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Remvl Impacted Cerumen Req Instrumentation | $102.49 | $277.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 FB REM CERUMAN IMPCT.......69210 | $122.36 | $203.94 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $26.40, median $99.06, highest $102.49 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $99.06 — 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.