Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Springfield, MA — inpatient

In Springfield, MA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $107.00 to $107.00, with a median of $107.00. Across Massachusetts, the median is $165.05 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$107.00Holyoke Medical Center
Median$107.00half pay less
Highest$107.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Springfield, MA.

median
Lowest $107.00Highest $347.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Holyoke Medical Center lowest Holyoke, MA · (413) 534-2500 Remove impacted ear wax uni $107.00 $107.00 $74.90–$79.18 — —
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Holyoke Medical Center both sides Holyoke, MA · (413) 534-2500 Remove impacted ear wax Ins BI $347.00 $347.00 $242.90–$256.78 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $107.00, median $107.00, highest $107.00.

Both sides : lowest $347.00, median $347.00, highest $347.00.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $107.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.