Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $85.00 to $343.18, with a median of $226.00. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $141.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $121.80 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$85.00Rhode Island Hospital
Median$226.00half pay less
Highest$343.18in this market
Difference4.0×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $85.00Highest $343.18

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR REMV IMPACTD CERUMEN 1/BOTH PF $85.00 $85.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC REM IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR UNI $226.00 $226.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC REM IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR UNI $226.00 $226.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC REM IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR UNI $226.00 $226.00 — — —
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Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC REM IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR UNI $283.66 $283.66 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC REM IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR UNI $343.18 $343.18 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $85.00, median $226.00, highest $343.18 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $226.00 — 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.