Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Butler, AL — inpatient

In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $143.64 to $143.64, with a median of $143.64. Across Alabama, the median is $97.68 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69210, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$143.64Ochsner Choctaw General
Median$143.64half pay less
Highest$143.64in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Choctaw General one side Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION, UNILATERAL $143.64 $189.00 — 24% —
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One side of the body : lowest $143.64, median $143.64, highest $143.64.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $143.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.