Earwax removal cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 36 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $58.00 to $627.00, with a median of $368.55. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $310.55 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $359.00 at 74 hospitals.
Cash prices at 36 facilities across 25 cities for code 69210, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$58.00Southern Regional Medical Center
Median$368.55half pay less
Highest$627.00in this market
Difference10.8×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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
median
Lowest $58.00Highest $4,649.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center one side lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $58.00 | $397.95 | $51.10–$397.95 | 85% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton one side Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $123.60 | $309.00 | $58.88–$64.77 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton one side Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $123.60 | $309.00 | $58.88–$64.77 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $123.60 | $309.00 | $58.88–$70.66 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $123.60 | $309.00 | $58.88–$64.77 | 60% | — source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $130.00 | $325.00 | $58.88–$64.77 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $130.00 | $325.00 | $58.88–$70.66 | 60% | — source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $130.00 | $325.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $130.00 | $325.00 | $58.88–$64.77 | 60% | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Removal of Impacted Ear Wax Using Instrumentation | $255.00 | $255.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax Using Instrumentation | $255.00 | $255.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax Using Instrumentation | $255.00 | $255.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Remove Impacted Earwax | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen (Separate Procedure) One Or Both Ears | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Remove Impacted Earwax | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen (Separate Procedure) One Or Both Ears | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Remove Impacted Earwax | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen (Separate Procedure) One Or Both Ears | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen (Separate Procedure) One Or Both Ears | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Remove Impacted Earwax | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Remove Impacted Earwax | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen (Separate Procedure) One Or Both Ears | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen (Separate Procedure) One Or Both Ears | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Remove Impacted Earwax | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen (Separate Procedure) One Or Both Ears | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Remove Impacted Earwax | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen (Separate Procedure) One Or Both Ears | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Remove Impacted Earwax | $359.00 | $359.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital one side Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $368.55 | $945.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital one side Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $368.55 | $945.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp one side Warm Springs, GA Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $368.55 | $945.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital one side Marietta, GA Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $368.55 | $945.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital one side Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $368.55 | $945.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital one side Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $368.55 | $945.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital one side Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $368.55 | $945.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital one side Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $368.55 | $945.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital one side Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $368.55 | $945.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $594.18 | $1,980.60 | $237.28–$1,980.60 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $594.18 | $1,980.60 | $186.57–$1,980.60 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $594.18 | $1,980.60 | $238.46–$1,980.60 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $594.18 | $1,980.60 | $215.09–$1,980.60 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $594.18 | $1,980.60 | $203.21–$1,980.60 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $594.18 | $1,980.60 | $167.95–$1,980.60 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $594.18 | $1,980.60 | $386.22–$1,980.60 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $594.18 | $1,980.60 | $233.31–$1,980.60 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $594.18 | $1,980.60 | $186.57–$1,980.60 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Rmvl Impacted Cerumen | $594.18 | $1,980.60 | $191.52–$1,980.60 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax Using Instrumentation | $627.00 | $627.00 | $144.21–$426.92 | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Ear Irrigation | $4,649.00 | $4,649.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $58.00, median $368.55, highest $627.00 — a 10.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $368.55. 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 11 of 15 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.
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.