Earwax removal cost in Mount Vernon, WA
In Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $53.60 to $150.15, with a median of $101.88. The lowest listed price is at Skagit Valley Hospital — $48.28 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $171.60 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit Valley Hospital lowest Mount Vernon, WA HC CERUMEN REMOVAL (IMPACTED) | $53.60 | $67.00 | $53.33–$401.98 | 20% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA · (360) 856-6021 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $150.15 | $231.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon, WA HC REMOVAL CERUMEN - REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION | $262.40 | $328.00 | $59.40–$311.60 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $53.60, median $101.88, highest $150.15 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
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. 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.