Earwax removal cost in Merced, CA — inpatient
In Merced, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $82.40 to $82.40, with a median of $82.40. Across California, the median is $175.28 at 147 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Merced, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center lowest Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RHC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACT | $82.40 | $160.00 | $96.00–$150.40 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos both sides Los Banos, CA · (209) 826-0591 HCHG RHC RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN BILATERAL | $534.00 | $534.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $82.40, median $82.40, highest $82.40.
Both sides : lowest $534.00, median $534.00, highest $534.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $82.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.