Earwax removal cost in Idaho
In Idaho, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $18.00 to $379.20, with a median of $103.45. The lowest price is at Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics (Orofino). The highest price is 21.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $103.45, is 17% below the US median of $124.00.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Idaho ranks 15th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 28 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$18.00Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics
Median$103.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$379.20in Idaho
Lowest saves$85.45vs the median
Hospitals in Idaho, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics lowest Orofino · Orofino, ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $18.00 | $24.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Cottonwood · Cottonwood, ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $18.08 | $24.11 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Steele Memorial Medical Center Salmon · Salmon, ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $24.75 | $33.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint · Sandpoint, ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $46.40 | $58.00 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Shoshone Medical Center one side Kellogg · Kellogg, ID 69210 Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral | $57.75 | $77.00 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Teton Valley Health Care Driggs · Jackson, WY-ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $62.40 | $78.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Treasure Valley Hospital Boise · Boise City, ID 69210 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $63.65 | $263.50 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Boundary Community Hospital Bonners Ferry · Bonners Ferry, ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $72.00 | $90.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa one side Nampa · Boise City, ID HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Lt | $78.00 | $120.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise one side Boise · Boise City, ID HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Rt | $78.00 | $120.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Madison Memorial Hospital Rexburg · Rexburg, ID REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $87.75 | $117.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Power County Hospital District American Falls · American Falls, ID FB REMOVAL/CERUMEN INSTRUMENT | $94.90 | $95.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gritman Medical Center one side Moscow · Moscow, ID REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $97.00 | $97.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Lost Rivers Medical Center Arco · Idaho Falls, ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $101.60 | $127.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Valor Health Emmett · Boise City, ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $105.30 | $110.84 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $106.00 | $106.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Bear Lake County Memorial Hospital one side Montpelier · Montpelier, ID REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNILAT | $106.68 | $125.50 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Weiser Memorial Hospital Weiser · Weiser, ID CERUMEN REMOVAL 69210 | $122.38 | $163.17 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Specialty Hospital one side Post Falls · Coeur d'Alene, ID REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $123.00 | $123.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Benewah Community Hospital Saint Maries · Saint Maries, ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $124.20 | $138.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Bingham Memorial Hospital Blackfoot · Blackfoot, ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $131.60 | $188.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center Twin Falls · Twin Falls, ID | $166.00 | $166.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's McCall McCall · McCall, ID | $166.00 | $166.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa · Boise City, ID | $166.00 | $166.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise · Boise City, ID | $166.00 | $166.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum · Hailey, ID | $166.00 | $166.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Idaho Falls Community Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $297.00 | $297.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello · Pocatello, ID Removal of impacted ear wax | $379.20 | $632.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City, ID | 6 | $63.65 | $91.65 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3 | $101.60 | $106.00 |
| American Falls, ID | 1 | $94.90 | $94.90 |
| Bonners Ferry, ID | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $131.60 | $131.60 |
| Cottonwood, ID | 1 | $18.08 | $18.08 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $123.00 | $123.00 |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $166.00 | $166.00 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 1 | $62.40 | $62.40 |
| Kellogg, ID | 1 | $57.75 | $57.75 |
| McCall, ID | 1 | $166.00 | $166.00 |
| Montpelier, ID | 1 | $106.68 | $106.68 |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| Orofino, ID | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Pocatello, ID | 1 | $379.20 | $379.20 |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $87.75 | $87.75 |
| Saint Maries, ID | 1 | $124.20 | $124.20 |
| Salmon, ID | 1 | $24.75 | $24.75 |
| Sandpoint, ID | 1 | $46.40 | $46.40 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $166.00 | $166.00 |
| Weiser, ID | 1 | $122.38 | $122.38 |
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
- Colorado$159.36
- Connecticut$170.50
- Delaware$259.56
- District of Columbia$218.16, 3 hospitals
- Florida$202.48
- Georgia$359.00
- Hawaii$202.30
- 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.