Earwax removal cost in Storm Lake, IA
In Storm Lake, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $80.80 to $80.80, with a median of $80.80. Across Iowa, the median is $107.68 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Storm Lake, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center lowest Storm Lake, IA · (712) 732-4030 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN/EARWAX | $80.80 | $101.00 | — | 20% | — source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA · (712) 732-4030 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $113.60 | $142.00 | $75.00–$137.00 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $80.80, median $80.80, highest $80.80.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $113.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.