Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Paducah, KY — inpatient

In Paducah, KY-IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $399.60 to $399.60, with a median of $399.60. Across Kentucky, the median is $291.50 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$399.60Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital
Median$399.60half pay less
Highest$399.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Paducah, KY-IL.

median
Lowest $399.60Highest $399.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital lowest Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen $399.60 $666.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital one side Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC Cerumen Removal,Unilat $399.60 $666.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $399.60, median $399.60, highest $399.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $345.55 — 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.