Surgery and procedures CPT 69210 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Earwax removal cost in Nowata, OK — inpatient

In Nowata, OK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear as an inpatient: from $42.37 to $42.37, with a median of $42.37. Across Oklahoma, the median is $56.98 at 22 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$42.37Ascension St John Nowata

Median$42.37half pay less

Highest$42.37in 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 Nowata, OK.

median

Lowest $42.37Highest $63.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list	File date
Ascension St John Nowata one side lowest Nowata, OK · (918) 273-3102 REM IMP EAR WAX INSTR RT 11448	$42.37	$114.50	$36.75–$61.23	63%	— source file
Ascension St John Nowata Nowata, OK · (918) 273-3102 REM IMPACT EAR CANAL 5183	$42.37	$114.50	$36.75–$61.23	63%	— source file
Ascension St John Nowata one side lowest Nowata, OK · (918) 273-3102 REM IMP EAR WAX INSTR LT 11447	$42.37	$114.50	$36.75–$61.23	63%	— source file
Ascension St John Nowata Nowata, OK · (918) 273-3102 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN 5080	$42.37	$114.50	$36.75–$61.23	63%	— source file
Ascension St John Nowata Nowata, OK · (918) 273-3102 REM. IMPACT CERUMEN UNIL 11470	$42.37	$114.50	$36.75–$61.23	63%	— source file
Ascension St John Nowata Nowata, OK · (918) 273-3102 IMPACTED EAR WAX REM UNIL 11470	$56.98	$154.00	$36.75–$61.23	63%	— source file
Ascension St John Nowata Nowata, OK · (918) 273-3102 REM IMP EAR WAX INSTR BIL 69210	$63.55	$171.75	$36.75–$61.23	63%	— source file

Inpatient: lowest $42.37, median $42.37, highest $42.37.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $42.37 — 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.