Earwax removal cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $97.20 to $194.40, with a median of $143.40. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $46.20 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $148.96 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen | $97.20 | $324.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center one side Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Unilateral | $143.40 | $239.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond one side Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Unilateral | $143.40 | $239.00 | $133.57–$136.24 | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center one side Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Unilateral | $143.40 | $239.00 | $194.75–$198.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen | $194.40 | $324.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen | $194.40 | $324.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen | $194.40 | $324.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen | $194.40 | $324.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center one side Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Unilateral | $10,369.50 | $17,282.50 | $5,775.89–$5,891.41 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $97.20, median $143.40, highest $194.40 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $137.40. 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 2 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.