Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Outpatient

Earwax removal cost in Phoenix, AZ

In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 13 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $72.39 to $155.92, with a median of $82.00. The lowest listed price is at Valleywise Health Medical Center — $9.61 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $82.00 at 16 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 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 Mar 2, 2026 and Jun 28, 2026.

Lowest$72.39Valleywise Health Medical Center
Median$82.00half pay less
Highest$155.92in this market
Difference2.2×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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

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Lowest $72.39Highest $407.00
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Valleywise Health Medical Center one side lowest Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT $72.39 $160.00 $48.00–$3,949.00 55% Jun 28, 2026
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Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 REM CERUMEN IMPACTED W INST UNI $72.59 $301.00 $40.35–$240.80 76% Mar 2, 2026
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HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center one side Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat $82.00 $82.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat $82.00 $82.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat $82.00 $82.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Florence Medical Center one side Florence, AZ Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat $82.00 $82.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat $82.00 $82.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat $82.00 $82.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 REM CERUMEN IMPACTED W INST UNI $115.58 $301.00 $40.35–$269.20 62% Mar 2, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat $136.00 $136.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat $136.00 $136.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center one side Tempe, AZ Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat $136.00 $136.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 REM CERUMEN IMPACTED W INST UNI $155.92 $301.00 $40.35–$269.20 48% Mar 2, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral $407.00 $407.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral $407.00 $407.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral $407.00 $407.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral $407.00 $407.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral $407.00 $407.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral $407.00 $407.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Florence Medical Center one side Florence, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral $407.00 $407.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center one side Tempe, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral $407.00 $407.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center one side Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral $407.00 $407.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Banner Boswell Medical Center both sides Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 REM CERUMEN IMPACTED W INST BI $109.00 $452.00 $40.35–$361.60 76% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Baywood Medical Center both sides Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 REM CERUMEN IMPACTED W INST BI $173.57 $452.00 $40.35–$339.00 62% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner University Medical Center Phoenix both sides Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 REM CERUMEN IMPACTED W INST BI $234.14 $452.00 $40.35–$339.00 48% Mar 2, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $72.39, median $82.00, highest $155.92 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $109.00, median $173.57, highest $234.14 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $82.00. 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 4 of 4 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.