Earwax removal cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $21.00 to $750.00, with a median of $159.36. The lowest price is at National Jewish Health (Denver). The highest price is 35.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $159.36, is 29% above the US median of $124.00.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Colorado ranks 33rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 30 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 69210. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$21.00National Jewish Health
Median$159.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$750.00in Colorado
Lowest saves$138.36vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Jewish Health one side lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQ INSTR; UNILATERAL | $21.00 | $30.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District one side Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumental, Unilateral | $29.00 | $39.00 | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=REMOVE CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT UNI (UC) | $53.30 | $82.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO RMVL IMPX CERUMEN INSTR UNI | $53.90 | $98.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO RMVL IMPX CERUMEN INSTR UNI | $54.45 | $99.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVAL OF IMPACT CERUMEN | $58.46 | $167.02 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $64.50 | $129.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Removal of impacted ear wax | $73.72 | $113.42 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $76.20 | $127.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Removal of impacted ear wax | $92.40 | $154.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital one side Yuma · Yuma, CO 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT TechFee | $115.50 | $154.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO REM IMPACTED EAR WAX | $118.96 | $297.41 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 69210 RMVL CERUMEN W/INSTRUMENTATION | $127.50 | $170.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Remove impacted ear wax uni | $139.00 | $139.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District one side Aspen · Rifle, CO REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT - Facility Fee | $154.00 | $154.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Un | $164.72 | $205.90 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Removal of impacted ear wax | $185.30 | $218.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Removal of impacted ear wax | $212.80 | $266.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $254.80 | $455.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health one side Boulder · Boulder, CO HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $256.00 | $512.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District one side Salida · Salida, CO Removal of impacted ear wax | $273.70 | $322.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista one side Louisville · Boulder, CO HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $406.93 | $406.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock one side Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $406.93 | $406.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton one side Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $406.93 | $406.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker one side Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $406.93 | $406.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter one side Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $406.93 | $406.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC REM CER W/INSTRUMENTATION | $465.65 | $582.06 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC REM CER W/INSTRUMENTATION | $465.65 | $582.06 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC REM CER W/INSTRUMENTATION | $465.65 | $582.06 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital one side Durango · Durango, CO REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $750.00 | $750.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 7 | $21.00 | $406.93 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $53.90 | $54.18 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $256.00 | $331.46 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $76.20 | $97.58 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $64.50 | $109.25 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $750.00 | $750.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $127.50 | $127.50 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $465.65 | $465.65 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $465.65 | $465.65 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $185.30 | $185.30 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $254.80 | $254.80 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $212.80 | $212.80 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $139.00 | $139.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $465.65 | $465.65 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $92.40 | $92.40 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $164.72 | $164.72 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $73.72 | $73.72 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $273.70 | $273.70 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $115.50 | $115.50 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What earwax removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Earwax removal explained.
Earwax removal with instruments, one ear in other states
- Alabama$98.00
- Alaska$200.46
- Arizona$407.00
- Arkansas$91.25
- California$189.00
- Connecticut$170.50
- Delaware$259.56
- District of Columbia$218.16, 3 hospitals
- Florida$202.48
- Georgia$359.00
- Hawaii$202.30
- Idaho$103.45
- Illinois$125.00
- Indiana$159.90
- Iowa$101.43
- Kansas$120.56
- Kentucky$110.40
- Louisiana$65.00
- Maine$59.60
- Maryland$355.36, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$273.15
- Michigan$94.00
- Minnesota$123.66
- Mississippi$80.50
- Missouri$103.73
- Montana$85.23
- Nebraska$85.00
- Nevada$164.10
- New Hampshire$65.58
- New Jersey$279.80
- New Mexico$149.40
- New York$130.00
- North Carolina$145.85
- North Dakota$115.00
- Ohio$154.70
- Oklahoma$75.00
- Oregon$112.00
- Pennsylvania$134.10
- Puerto Rico$45.41, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$121.80
- South Carolina$126.75
- South Dakota$167.00
- Tennessee$73.92
- Texas$124.51
- Utah$143.78
- Vermont$165.97
- Virginia$172.28
- Washington$170.47
- West Virginia$70.75
- Wisconsin$83.85
- Wyoming$157.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.