Earwax removal cost in Maine
In Maine, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $21.06 to $178.95, with a median of $59.60. The lowest price is at Northern Light Mercy Hospital (Portland). The highest price is 8.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $59.60, is 52% below the US median of $124.00.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Maine has the lowest median of 49 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 6 of 24 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$21.06Northern Light Mercy Hospital
Median$59.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$178.95in Maine
Lowest saves$38.54vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital lowest Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $21.06 | $81.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN | $25.51 | $31.89 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC RMVL IMPACT CERUMEN UNI | $29.19 | $139.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME REMOVAL EAR WAX W/INSTRUM, UNI | $33.60 | $56.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital one side Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT TechFee | $36.30 | $110.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HC REMOVAL CERUMEN | $37.40 | $110.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME REMOV CERUMEN EARS F/FEE | $40.53 | $193.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME REMOVE IMPACT EAR WAX UNI F | $40.70 | $110.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME 69210 - RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTR UNI | $41.75 | $167.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME ER IMPACT. CERUMEN REVL | $55.00 | $110.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital one side Norway · Norway, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $57.25 | $57.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center one side Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $58.00 | $343.13 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital one side Bangor · Bangor, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN UNILATERAL | $61.20 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Removal Impacted Cerumen W/ Instrument | $71.00 | $94.00 | — source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center one side Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN UNILATERAL | $77.52 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital one side Millinocket · Bangor, ME CERUMEN REMOVAL LEFT | $94.50 | $105.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital one side Machias · Machias, ME 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat Techfee | $111.00 | $148.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital one side Belfast · Belfast, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $117.10 | $117.10 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth one side Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $118.45 | $118.45 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital one side Farmington · Farmington, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $130.20 | $130.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $150.75 | $217.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital one side Rockport · Rockport, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $158.45 | $158.45 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME CERUMEN REMOVAL INSTRU | $164.35 | $173.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford one side Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $178.95 | $178.95 | Oct 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $25.51 | $45.20 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 3 | $21.06 | $33.60 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $58.00 | $67.76 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $117.10 | $117.10 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $40.70 | $40.70 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $71.00 | $71.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $118.45 | $118.45 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $36.30 | $36.30 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $41.75 | $41.75 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $130.20 | $130.20 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $164.35 | $164.35 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $111.00 | $111.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $57.25 | $57.25 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $37.40 | $37.40 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $40.53 | $40.53 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $158.45 | $158.45 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $150.75 | $150.75 |
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
- Iowa$101.43
- Kansas$120.56
- Kentucky$110.40
- Louisiana$65.00
- 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.