Earwax removal cost in Spokane, WA
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $56.00 to $307.75, with a median of $161.35. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $105.35 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $171.60 at 24 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital one side lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PR ED 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $56.00 | $80.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital one side Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $58.10 | $83.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital one side Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PR ED 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $65.80 | $94.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital one side Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $70.00 | $100.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital one side Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $256.90 | $367.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane, WA · (509) 623-0422 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $307.75 | $307.75 | $32.46–$988.00 | — | — source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital one side Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $334.60 | $478.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $56.00, median $161.35, highest $307.75 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $65.80. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.