Earwax removal cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 12 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $55.00 to $267.08, with a median of $83.47. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 1 other hospital — $28.47 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $91.65 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 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 Aug 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital one side lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $55.00 | $343.19 | $55.58–$343.19 | 84% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center one side lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $55.00 | $364.65 | $55.58–$364.65 | 85% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $58.00 | $310.61 | $50.63–$310.61 | 81% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 REM CERUMEN | $58.00 | $208.00 | $58.03–$169.73 | 72% | — source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen WRM | $66.41 | $120.75 | $16.87–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen EFP | $66.41 | $120.75 | $16.87–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 69210 Rem Impacted Cerumen One or Both Ears ESL | $66.41 | $120.75 | $16.87–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 69210 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX RAY | $66.41 | $120.75 | $16.87–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 69210 Rmv Impacted Cerumen FAR | $66.41 | $120.75 | $16.87–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen EFP | $66.41 | $120.75 | $32.76–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 69210 Rem Impacted Cerumen One or Both Ears ESL | $66.41 | $120.75 | $32.76–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen WRM | $66.41 | $120.75 | $32.76–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 69210 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX RAY | $66.41 | $120.75 | $32.76–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 69210 Rmv Impacted Cerumen FAR | $66.41 | $120.75 | $32.76–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $69.30 | $126.00 | $10.00–$395.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $69.30 | $126.00 | $10.00–$493.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Ascentist Hospital Leawood, KS · (913) 529-1801 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $100.53 | $169.00 | $92.71–$125.27 | 41% | — source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 CERUMEN REMOVAL (P) | $103.73 | $148.18 | $59.09–$125.95 | 30% | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $104.65 | $149.50 | $59.09–$127.08 | 30% | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park Overland Park, KS Remove ImpactED Ear Wax Uni | $202.90 | $202.90 | $41.89–$182.61 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 Ear Impaction 69210 | $210.70 | $301.00 | $39.13–$1,160.00 | 30% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission one side Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $267.08 | $267.08 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park one side Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $267.08 | $267.08 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital both sides Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION BILAT | $126.00 | $180.00 | $59.09–$153.00 | 30% | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $55.00, median $83.47, highest $267.08 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $126.00, median $126.00, highest $126.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $103.73. 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 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.