Earwax removal cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 20 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $37.28 to $1,086.00, with a median of $178.00. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $140.72 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $123.27 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 15 cities for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital one side lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $37.28 | $138.53 | $25.35–$81.47 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN SPX 1/BOTH EARS | $65.75 | $206.00 | $34.20–$187.05 | 68% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| University Hospital one side Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $79.06 | $268.42 | $68.75–$1,892.00 | 71% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX, ONE OR BOTH EARS | $95.00 | $95.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $130.20 | $186.00 | $30.78–$58.72 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| NYU Langone one side Brooklyn, NY HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX RT | $140.68 | $740.44 | $29.77–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone one side Mineola, NY HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX RT | $140.68 | $740.44 | $29.77–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk one side Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX RT | $140.68 | $740.44 | $29.77–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone one side New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX RT | $140.68 | $740.44 | $29.77–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone one side New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX RT | $140.68 | $740.44 | $29.77–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Remove Impacted Ear Wax 1-2 Ea | $158.20 | $226.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Ed Irrigation Of Ears | $158.20 | $226.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 CERUMEN REM 1 OR BOTH EARS | $159.00 | $265.00 | $59.31–$3,000.00 | 40% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Rem Cerumen Ear Instrument | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens one side Long Island, NY HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $211.50 | $235.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital one side New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat - 69210 | $211.50 | $235.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital one side New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $211.50 | $235.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn one side Brooklyn, NY Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat - 69210 | $211.50 | $235.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn one side Brooklyn, NY HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $211.50 | $235.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center one side New York, NY Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat - 69210 | $211.50 | $235.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center one side New York, NY HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $211.50 | $235.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside one side New York, NY HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $211.50 | $235.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside one side New York, NY Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat - 69210 | $211.50 | $235.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens one side Long Island, NY Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat - 69210 | $211.50 | $235.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center one side Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 REMIMPACTCERUMN,INST,UNILAT | $255.00 | $255.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Rem Cerumen Ear Instrument | $402.00 | $402.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Rem Cerumen Ear Instrument | $455.00 | $455.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Rem Cerumen Ear Instrument | $459.00 | $459.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Rem Cerumen Ear Instrument | $1,086.00 | $1,086.00 | — | — | — source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai both sides New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 REMOV IMPACTD CERUMN UNI OR BI | $326.70 | $363.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $37.28, median $178.00, highest $1,086.00 — a 29.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $326.70, median $326.70, highest $326.70.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 48 facilities here, median $112.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 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 none is it 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.