Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Wisconsin Rapids, WI — inpatient

In Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $83.85 to $86.45, with a median of $85.15. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital — $1.30 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $83.85 at 72 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$83.85Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital
Median$85.15half pay less
Highest$86.45in 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 Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI.

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Lowest $83.85Highest $300.30
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital lowest Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears $83.85 $129.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 Removal Impacted Cerumen -Mh $85.15 $131.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield, WI · (715) 387-9963 EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH $86.45 $91.00 $50.05–$88.27 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital one side Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT $200.20 $308.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 Pro Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears $200.20 $308.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital both sides Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $125.78 $193.50 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital both sides Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 Removal Impacted Cerumen -Mh|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $127.72 $196.50 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital both sides Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 Pro Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $300.30 $462.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $83.85, median $85.15, highest $86.45.

Both sides : lowest $125.78, median $125.78, highest $125.78.

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 2 facilities here, median $85.15 — 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 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.