Earwax removal cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 4 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $21.06 to $142.75, with a median of $66.13. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $45.07 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $53.58 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $21.06 | $81.00 | $43.25–$61.72 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $21.06 | $81.00 | $43.25–$61.72 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED | $25.22 | $97.00 | $51.80–$73.91 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $28.08 | $108.00 | $57.67–$82.30 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INST UNI | $28.08 | $108.00 | $57.67–$82.30 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 REMOVAL EAR WAX W/INSTRUM, UNI | $33.60 | $56.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 REMOVAL EAR WAX | $39.60 | $66.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 DR remove impacted ear wax | $47.40 | $79.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RH RMV IMPACT EAR WAX INST UNI | $49.14 | $189.00 | $100.93–$144.02 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 WELLS RMVL IMPACTED EAR WAX | $57.00 | $95.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ER REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $57.00 | $95.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 WHC DOC REMOVAL EAR WAX W/INSTRUM, UNI | $88.80 | $148.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth one side Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT - AMBULATORY RATE | $98.65 | $98.65 | $30.38–$92.52 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth one side Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $107.25 | $107.25 | $30.38–$92.52 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth one side Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT - AMBULATORY RATE | $114.30 | $114.30 | $57.49–$261.10 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth one side Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $129.25 | $129.25 | $57.49–$261.10 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth one side Biddeford, ME PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $142.75 | $142.75 | $30.38–$92.52 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth one side Biddeford, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $171.25 | $171.25 | $57.49–$261.10 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21.06, median $66.13, highest $142.75 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $66.13. 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 1 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
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.