Earwax removal cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 106 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $19.38 to $546.00, with a median of $125.00. The lowest price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (Melrose Park) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 28.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $125.00, is about the same as the US median of $124.00.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Illinois ranks 24th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 25 of 106 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. 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$19.38Gottlieb Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$125.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$546.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$105.62vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal Impact Cerumen Same Day as Aduiol Test | $19.38 | $102.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital lowest Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal Impact Cerumen Same Day as Aduiol Test | $19.38 | $102.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal Impact Cerumen Same Day as Aduiol Test | $23.46 | $102.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Morris Hospital Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of impacted ear wax | $25.26 | $105.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook one side Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks one side Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale one side Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange one side La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $38.35 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $38.35 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE IMPCTD CERUMEN 1-2 L4&5 | $41.82 | $69.70 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Illini Community Hospital one side Pittsfield · Pittsfield, IL HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $47.23 | $78.71 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $47.38 | $178.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $47.46 | $63.28 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL RMVL IMPACT CERUMEN BY INST SPX 1/2 EARS | $49.00 | $49.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of impacted ear wax | $49.69 | $177.45 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN EAR | $51.81 | $157.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $53.20 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital one side Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ENT REMOVAL OF EAR WAX BY INSTRU UNILAT BCE | $54.53 | $160.37 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Touchette Regional Hospital one side Cahokia Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral | $57.35 | $92.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Rochelle Community Hospital Rochelle · Rochelle, IL Removal of impacted ear wax | $58.00 | $58.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $61.00 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $61.00 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $61.00 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN IMPACTED CERUMEN | $62.00 | $273.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital one side Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $62.00 | $157.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Remove impacted ear wax uni - 69210 - OR36069210 | $62.00 | $5,698.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Medical Center Galena · Galena, IL 18069210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMIEN ED ED Charge | $65.88 | $72.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CHED Ear Procedures Cerumen w/ Instrumentation BCE | $78.34 | $230.41 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Removal of impacted ear wax | $78.40 | $98.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Rosiclare · Rosiclare, IL CLN EAR WAX REMOVAL | $79.20 | $88.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Pana Community Hospital one side Pana · Taylorville, IL 69210 Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral | $83.00 | $83.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville · St. Louis, MO-IL Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Both Ears | $84.70 | $121.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboror · McLeansboror, IL HC ED REMV CERUMEN IMPACTED W INSTRMNT UNI | $85.05 | $94.50 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center one side Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS ID CERUMEN REMOVAL RT | $87.60 | $146.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital one side Morrison · Sterling, IL REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACT, UNILAT | $88.50 | $88.50 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS CERUMEN REMOVAL | $92.40 | $154.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of impacted ear wax | $96.38 | $192.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton · St. Louis, MO-IL REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN UNI | $105.60 | $211.20 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| MC Donough District Hospital Macomb · Macomb, IL IRRIGATE EAR ED | $107.40 | $179.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville · St. Louis, MO-IL REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN UNI | $113.70 | $227.40 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Regional Medical Center one side Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED REQUIRING INSTR UNILAT | $113.71 | $598.44 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, IL Removal of impacted ear wax | $117.60 | $147.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital Rushville · Rushville, IL Removal of impacted ear wax | $119.70 | $133.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Illinois Crossroads one side Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED REQUIRING INSTR UNILAT | $123.31 | $560.47 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn one side Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge one side Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center one side Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center one side Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital one side Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital one side Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center one side Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital one side Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital one side Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital one side Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital one side Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $125.00 | $250.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED BY INSTRUMENTATION | $128.16 | $178.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation one side Eldorado · Eldorado, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED REQUIRING INSTR UNILAT | $131.25 | $175.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Nashville · Nashville, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED W INSTRUMENT BIL | $133.60 | $167.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Clay Flora · Flora, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED W INSTRUMENT UNI | $138.00 | $138.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard one side Harvard · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL IMPACT CERUMEN UNILATERAL | $142.71 | $190.28 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center one side Crystal Lake · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL IMPACT CERUMEN UNILATERAL | $153.80 | $205.07 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED W/INSTRUMENT-LT | $154.08 | $214.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Pinckneyville Community Hospital Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville, IL Removal of impacted ear wax | $157.00 | $157.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED W/INSTRUMENT-LT | $159.84 | $222.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital one side Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax, Unilateral | $161.70 | $231.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Removal of impacted ear wax | $165.60 | $184.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana · Havana, IL ER DR IMPACT CERUMEN REM | $165.60 | $207.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Rock Island Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $170.38 | $212.97 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| City of Clinton Clinton · Clinton, IL Removal of impacted ear wax | $189.10 | $189.10 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED BY INSTRUMENTATION | $193.68 | $269.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation one side Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ER REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $197.74 | $247.18 | Dec 26, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital one side Anna · Anna, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED REQUIRING INSTR UNILAT | $204.98 | $553.98 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital one side Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $212.00 | $212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital one side Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $212.00 | $212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $212.00 | $212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital one side DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax, Unilateral | $229.60 | $328.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital one side Eureka · Peoria, IL Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $243.00 | $243.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center one side Normal · Bloomington, IL Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $245.00 | $245.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED BY INSTRUMENTATION | $249.84 | $347.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED BY INSTRUMENTATION | $256.32 | $356.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Carle Health Pekin Hospital one side Pekin · Peoria, IL Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $257.00 | $257.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Illinois one side Peoria · Peoria, IL Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $257.00 | $257.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Proctor Community Hospital one side Peoria · Peoria, IL Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $257.00 | $257.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Richland Memorial Hospital one side Olney · Olney, IL Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $257.00 | $257.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Removal Impacted Cerumen | $257.00 | $257.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital one side Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax, Unilateral | $261.10 | $373.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital one side McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax, Unilateral | $261.10 | $373.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrisburg Medical Center Harrisburg · Harrisburg, IL HC Remvl Impacted Cerumen | $276.00 | $345.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Herrin Hospital Herrin · Marion-Herrin, IL HC Remvl Impacted Cerumen | $276.00 | $345.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carbondale · Carbondale, IL HC Remvl Impacted Cerumen | $276.00 | $345.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro · Carbondale, IL HC Remvl Impacted Cerumen | $276.00 | $345.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $292.80 | $292.80 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side Decatur · Decatur, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED W/INSTRUMENT-RT | $293.04 | $407.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Kirby Medical Center Monticello · Champaign-Urbana, IL REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $295.20 | $492.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED BY INSTRUMENTATION | $310.32 | $431.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital one side Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax, Unilateral | $335.30 | $479.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED BY INSTRUMENTATION | $341.28 | $474.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago one side Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $394.80 | $564.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital one side Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax, Unilateral | $397.60 | $568.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital one side Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax, Unilateral | $397.60 | $568.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL Removal of impacted ear wax | $398.00 | $398.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville · St. Louis, MO-IL 69210-Cerumen w/ Instrumentation | $416.00 | $416.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital one side Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax, Unilateral | $477.40 | $682.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital one side Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral | $535.00 | $535.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center one side Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral | $546.00 | $546.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 52 | $19.38 | $125.00 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 9 | $57.35 | $159.84 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 4 | $87.60 | $129.00 |
| Peoria, IL | 4 | $243.00 | $257.00 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 3 | $49.00 | $257.00 |
| Carbondale, IL | 2 | $276.00 | $276.00 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 2 | $154.08 | $276.04 |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 2 | $113.71 | $194.86 |
| Anna, IL | 1 | $204.98 | $204.98 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $245.00 | $245.00 |
| Carrollton, IL | 1 | $117.60 | $117.60 |
| Clinton, IL | 1 | $189.10 | $189.10 |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $293.04 | $293.04 |
| Eldorado, IL | 1 | $131.25 | $131.25 |
| Flora, IL | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $78.40 | $78.40 |
| Galena, IL | 1 | $65.88 | $65.88 |
| Harrisburg, IL | 1 | $276.00 | $276.00 |
| Havana, IL | 1 | $165.60 | $165.60 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $47.38 | $47.38 |
| Litchfield, IL | 1 | $128.16 | $128.16 |
| McLeansboror, IL | 1 | $85.05 | $85.05 |
| Macomb, IL | 1 | $107.40 | $107.40 |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $123.31 | $123.31 |
| Nashville, IL | 1 | $133.60 | $133.60 |
| Olney, IL | 1 | $257.00 | $257.00 |
| Pinckneyville, IL | 1 | $157.00 | $157.00 |
| Pittsfield, IL | 1 | $47.23 | $47.23 |
| Rosiclare, IL | 1 | $79.20 | $79.20 |
| Rushville, IL | 1 | $119.70 | $119.70 |
| Rochelle, IL | 1 | $58.00 | $58.00 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $47.46 | $47.46 |
| Shelbyville, IL | 1 | $249.84 | $249.84 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $341.28 | $341.28 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $88.50 | $88.50 |
| Taylorville, IL | 1 | $83.00 | $83.00 |
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
- Idaho$103.45
- 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.