Earwax removal cost in Saginaw, MI
In Saginaw, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear (one side of the body): from $37.80 to $113.40, with a median of $75.60. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center — $37.80 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $83.85 at 74 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 15, 2026 and May 15, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Saginaw, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center one side lowest Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $37.80 | $54.00 | $24.30–$48.60 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 HCHG REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUMEM USING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL | $113.40 | $162.00 | $31.52–$145.80 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Cooper Saginaw, MI HCHG REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUMEM USING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL | $113.40 | $162.00 | $31.52–$145.80 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $37.80, median $75.60, highest $113.40 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $75.60. 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 2 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 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.