Earwax removal cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $82.00 to $1,103.48, with a median of $232.84. The lowest listed price is at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital — $150.84 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $200.90 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital one side lowest Tampa, FL REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL LT | $82.00 | $164.00 | $31.00–$164.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital one side lowest Tampa, FL REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL RIGHT | $82.00 | $164.00 | $31.00–$164.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital one side lowest Tampa, FL REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL RT | $82.00 | $164.00 | $31.00–$164.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital one side Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $193.60 | $484.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital one side Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $193.60 | $484.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital one side Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral | $200.90 | $574.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood one side Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL OF IMPACTED WAX MD & AUD FUNC TEST | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills one side Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview one side Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa one side Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel one side Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas one side Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $245.90 | $245.90 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Dade City one side Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $849.24 | $849.24 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Connerton one side Land O Lakes, FL HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $1,103.48 | $1,103.48 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital both sides Tampa, FL REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION BILATERAL | $164.00 | $328.00 | $61.99–$328.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital both sides Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Bilateral | $386.40 | $966.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital both sides Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Bilateral | $386.40 | $966.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $82.00, median $232.84, highest $1,103.48 — a 13.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $164.00, median $386.40, highest $386.40 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $232.84. 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.