Earwax removal cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $22.00 to $8,966.00, with a median of $181.53. The lowest listed price is at Paoli Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $159.53 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $134.10 at 98 hospitals.
- The median here, $181.53, is 46% above the US median of $124.00.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Philadelphia, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 20 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Lowest$22.00Paoli Hospital + 3 more
Median$181.53half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,966.00in this market
Difference407.5×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
median
Lowest $22.00Highest $8,966.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paoli Hospital one side lowest Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center one side lowest Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital one side lowest Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital one side lowest Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton one side Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax W Instruments-Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.70 | $247.00 | $31.38–$3,961.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees one side Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax W Instruments-Unilateral+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $24.70 | $247.00 | $31.38–$3,961.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax W Instruments-Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.70 | $247.00 | $31.38–$3,961.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital one side Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax W Instruments-Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.70 | $247.00 | $31.38–$3,961.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes one side Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax W Instruments-Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.70 | $247.00 | $31.38–$3,961.00 | 90% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital one side Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $245.84 | $42.75–$245.84 | 76% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital one side Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $503.38 | $48.24–$503.38 | 88% |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $303.06 | $303.06 | $26.28–$776.00 | — |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $368.40 | $921.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Removal Impact Cerumen Ear+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $368.40 | $921.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Removal Impact Cerumen Ear+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $368.40 | $921.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $368.40 | $921.00 | — | 60% |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury one side Woodbury, NJ Cerumen removal instrument UNILATERAL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $402.65 | $402.65 | $64.31–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington one side Salem, NJ Cerumen removal instrument UNILATERAL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $402.65 | $402.65 | $64.31–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer one side Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Cerumen removal instrument UNILATERAL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $402.65 | $402.65 | $64.31–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill one side Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Cerumen removal instrument UNILATERAL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $402.65 | $402.65 | $64.31–$4,105.00 | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $418.50 | $465.00 | $44.33–$3,079.45 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $418.50 | $465.00 | $60.81–$693.52 | 10% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware one side Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation Unilateral+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $463.00 | $463.00 | — | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Remove Impacted Cerumen - ER File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $1,399.99 | $2,333.31 | $59.74–$1,796.65 | 40% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $8,544.68 | — | $679.70–$4,310.27 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $8,966.00 | — | $23.00–$9,664.76 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $22.00, median $181.53, highest $8,966.00 — a 407.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $402.65. 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 16 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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.
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