Earwax removal cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 20 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $51.00 to $1,103.48, with a median of $239.37. The lowest listed price is at St. Joseph's Hospital — $188.37 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $202.48 at 94 hospitals.
- The median here, $239.37, is 93% above the US median of $124.00.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Tampa, FL ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 CN REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $51.00 | $85.00 | $15.30–$85.00 | 40% |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital one side Tampa, FL REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL RIGHT+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $82.00 | $164.00 | $31.00–$164.00 | 50% |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital one side Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $193.60 | $484.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital one side Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $193.60 | $484.00 | — | 60% |
| Tampa General Hospital one side Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $200.90 | $574.00 | — | 65% |
| AdventHealth Tampa one side Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL OF IMPACTED WAX MD & AUD FUNC TEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel one side Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood one side Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Riverview one side Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills one side Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $232.84 | $232.84 | — | — |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas one side Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $245.90 | $245.90 | — | — |
| St Anthony's Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 WC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNI+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $279.00 | $465.00 | $83.70–$465.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant NorthBay Hospital New Port Richey, FL · (727) 842-8468 ED REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN UNI+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $279.00 | $465.00 | $83.70–$465.00 | 40% |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 ED REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN UNI+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $279.00 | $465.00 | $83.70–$465.00 | 40% |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital Plant City, FL · (813) 757-1200 ED REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN UNI+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $279.00 | $465.00 | $83.70–$465.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 914-1000 ED REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $279.00 | $465.00 | $83.70–$465.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 ED REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN UNI+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $279.00 | $465.00 | $83.70–$465.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 462-7000 ED REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN UNI+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $279.00 | $465.00 | $83.70–$465.00 | 40% |
| Mease Countryside Hospital Safety Harbor, FL · (727) 734-6950 ED REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN UNI+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $279.00 | $465.00 | $83.70–$465.00 | 40% |
| AdventHealth Dade City one side Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $849.24 | $849.24 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Connerton one side Land O Lakes, FL HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,103.48 | $1,103.48 | — | — |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital both sides Tampa, FL REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION BILATERAL File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $164.00 | $328.00 | $61.99–$328.00 | 50% |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital both sides Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $386.40 | $966.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital both sides Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $386.40 | $966.00 | — | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $51.00, median $239.37, highest $1,103.48 — a 21.6× 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 20 facilities here, median $239.37. 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 9 of 9 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.
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