Earwax removal cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 72 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $17.00 to $8,544.00, with a median of $101.43. The lowest price is at Dallas County Hospital (Perry). The highest price is 502.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $101.43, is 18% below the US median of $124.00.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Iowa ranks 14th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 72 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$17.00Dallas County Hospital
Median$101.43half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,544.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$84.43vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County Hospital lowest Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PERRY-FAC REMOVAL IMPCTED CER/INSTMNT | $17.00 | $26.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $31.80 | $53.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center one side Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Lt | $38.35 | $59.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital one side Spencer · Spencer, IA Remove Impacted Cerumen LT | $45.00 | $60.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $45.30 | $113.24 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Lt | $46.15 | $71.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $47.73 | $111.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $48.00 | $48.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $48.72 | $84.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $48.75 | $65.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Removal Impacted Cerumen 1-2 Ears | $50.10 | $167.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $54.83 | $68.54 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $55.20 | $69.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $56.00 | $80.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $57.00 | $95.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $59.20 | $74.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $60.30 | $134.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital one side Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $63.65 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $65.60 | $82.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic one side West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 69210 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN, UNILATERAL | $66.53 | $112.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $67.00 | $134.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $69.75 | $77.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $72.80 | $104.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $75.40 | $116.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $76.20 | $127.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center one side Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS ID CERUMEN REMOVAL LT | $87.60 | $146.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $88.40 | $170.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS CERUMEN REMOVAL | $92.40 | $154.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $92.80 | $116.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $95.00 | $95.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $96.60 | $161.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $96.75 | $129.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Removal Of Impacted Cerumen | $97.00 | $97.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $100.00 | $125.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $100.80 | $126.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $101.17 | $151.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $101.68 | $127.09 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $104.80 | $131.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $105.60 | $132.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $107.10 | $119.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health one side Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $108.64 | $112.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $110.92 | $138.64 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA REMOVAL IMPACTE | $112.41 | $132.25 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Rt | $112.45 | $173.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $113.60 | $142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $117.60 | $210.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $120.00 | $160.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $132.00 | $165.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $137.00 | $137.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $137.23 | $171.53 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $145.60 | $182.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $152.00 | $152.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $164.00 | $164.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $164.70 | $183.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $170.38 | $212.97 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $170.38 | $212.97 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $172.00 | $215.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $176.08 | $220.10 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $181.61 | $227.01 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $181.61 | $227.01 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $198.40 | $248.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $199.20 | $249.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $206.90 | $258.62 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $219.87 | $274.83 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton one side New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Rt | $237.25 | $365.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center one side Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Lt | $237.25 | $365.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUMEN, ONE OR BOTH EARS | $237.30 | $339.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUMEN, ONE OR BOTH EARS | $237.30 | $339.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center one side Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Rt | $365.00 | $365.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN (EARWAX) | $384.46 | $480.57 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA GHS CERUMEN REMOVAL | $414.00 | $414.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Bl | $8,544.00 | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 6 | $17.00 | $128.40 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $54.83 | $112.45 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $76.20 | $87.60 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $47.73 | $50.10 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $65.60 | $82.80 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $101.17 | $119.08 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $137.23 | $168.22 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $38.35 | $65.38 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $237.30 | $237.30 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $105.60 | $105.60 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $206.90 | $206.90 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $365.00 | $365.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $45.30 | $45.30 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $107.10 | $107.10 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $96.75 | $96.75 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $60.30 | $60.30 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $164.00 | $164.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $72.80 | $72.80 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $92.80 | $92.80 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $176.08 | $176.08 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $237.25 | $237.25 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $110.92 | $110.92 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $219.87 | $219.87 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $198.40 | $198.40 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $164.70 | $164.70 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $48.72 | $48.72 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $112.41 | $112.41 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $69.75 | $69.75 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $117.60 | $117.60 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $172.00 | $172.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $59.20 | $59.20 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $414.00 | $414.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $181.61 | $181.61 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $46.15 | $46.15 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $170.38 | $170.38 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $237.25 | $237.25 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $31.80 | $31.80 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $100.80 | $100.80 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $132.00 | $132.00 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $108.64 | $108.64 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $101.68 | $101.68 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $63.65 | $63.65 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $113.60 | $113.60 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $66.53 | $66.53 |
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
- Illinois$125.00
- Indiana$159.90
- 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.