Earwax removal cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $12.60 to $120.56, with a median of $47.04. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $34.44 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $31.05 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden one side lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $12.60 | $84.00 | $21.84–$1,847.00 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto one side Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $16.80 | $84.00 | $21.84–$1,847.00 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis one side Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $17.64 | $84.00 | $21.84–$1,847.00 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's one side Memphis, TN HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $17.64 | $84.00 | $21.84–$1,134.30 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville one side Collierville, TN HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $17.64 | $84.00 | $21.84–$1,134.30 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton one side Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $20.16 | $84.00 | $21.84–$2,859.69 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EAR WAX) | $29.20 | $146.00 | $37.96–$4,722.27 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital one side Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital one side Memphis, TN HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | $45.32–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital one side Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp one side Germantown, TN HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | $45.32–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital one side Memphis, TN HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | $45.32–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp one side Memphis, TN HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $120.56 | $548.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp one side Germantown, TN HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $1,750.23 | $7,955.57 | $45.32–$11,308.67 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital one side Memphis, TN HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $1,750.23 | $7,955.57 | $45.32–$11,308.67 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital one side Memphis, TN HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $1,750.23 | $7,955.57 | $45.32–$11,308.67 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital one side Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $1,750.23 | $7,955.57 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital one side Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $1,750.23 | $7,955.57 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp one side Memphis, TN HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $2,682.31 | $12,192.34 | — | 78% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.60, median $47.04, highest $120.56 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $47.04. 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 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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.