Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Cades, SC — inpatient

In Cades, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $79.50 to $79.50, with a median of $79.50. Across South Carolina, the median is $110.50 at 17 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$79.50MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
Median$79.50half pay less
Highest$79.50in 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 Cades, SC.

median
Lowest $79.50Highest $79.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center lowest Cades, SC HB REM/IMPACTED CERUMEN/ONE/BOTH $79.50 $159.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Health Black River Medical Center lowest Cades, SC HB REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN/FB $79.50 $159.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $79.50, median $79.50, highest $79.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $79.50 — 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.