Earwax removal cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 75 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $16.96 to $413.24, with a median of $123.66. The lowest price is at Community Memorial Hospital (Cloquet). The highest price is 24.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $123.66, 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).
- Minnesota ranks 22nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 75 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.96Community Memorial Hospital
Median$123.66half of hospitals charge less
Highest$413.24in Minnesota
Lowest saves$106.70vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital one side lowest Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI FP SC-REMV IMPACT CERUM,UNILAT | $16.96 | $26.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN REM IMPACT CERUMEN FPC FAC | $19.60 | $35.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN REM IMPACT CERUMEN FPC FAC | $19.60 | $35.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare one side Little Falls · Little Falls, MN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL (PBB) | $19.72 | $34.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $19.72 | $29.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN REM IMPACT CERUMEN FPC FAC | $21.35 | $35.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $23.77 | $30.87 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $51.43 | $121.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Remove impacted ear wax | $51.48 | $198.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Remove impacted ear wax | $61.10 | $235.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital one side Litchfield · Litchfield, MN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION, UNILATERAL | $63.36 | $99.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Removal of impacted ear wax | $67.58 | $109.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $67.82 | $108.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN | $69.70 | $82.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $70.18 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $71.28 | $108.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $71.28 | $108.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $71.28 | $108.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Removal of impacted ear wax | $81.00 | $108.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Remove impacted ear wax | $83.72 | $182.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Remove impacted ear wax | $84.36 | $228.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNIL | $88.31 | $157.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNIL | $88.31 | $157.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNIL | $88.31 | $157.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNIL | $88.31 | $157.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Removal of impacted ear wax | $95.39 | $181.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Removal of impacted ear wax | $95.39 | $181.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha one side Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 69210 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN, UNILATERAL | $95.61 | $157.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $106.17 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Removal of impacted ear wax | $106.48 | $121.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Remove Impact Cerumen w/ Instr | $109.00 | $260.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN EAR WAX REMOVAL | $115.38 | $162.50 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI REMVL IMPCTD CERMEN INSTRU UNI | $120.12 | $182.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital one side Dawson · Dawson, MN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION, UNILATERAL (RHC) | $120.84 | $142.16 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI REM IMP CERUMEN UNI INSTRUMT | $121.00 | $121.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $122.50 | $175.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Removal of impacted ear wax | $123.25 | $145.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Removal of impacted ear wax | $123.66 | $147.21 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $127.92 | $319.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $127.92 | $319.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $131.48 | $327.87 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Removal of impacted ear wax | $132.60 | $204.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $133.60 | $167.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $133.60 | $167.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $134.40 | $168.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $135.20 | $169.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $135.58 | $319.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Remove impacted ear wax | $137.86 | $226.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $139.35 | $327.87 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $144.70 | $215.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital one side Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $149.52 | $267.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $150.98 | $376.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $150.98 | $376.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $150.98 | $376.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $150.98 | $376.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $158.57 | $247.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $172.80 | $216.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Removal of impacted ear wax | $180.63 | $223.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $182.53 | $247.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $182.53 | $247.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $182.53 | $247.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $182.53 | $247.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $182.53 | $247.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $182.53 | $247.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $182.53 | $247.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNIL | $185.28 | $386.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNIL | $185.28 | $386.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNIL | $185.28 | $386.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $192.00 | $240.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $192.00 | $240.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Removal of impacted ear wax | $208.00 | $208.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $230.40 | $288.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $279.00 | $310.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $288.80 | $361.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $413.24 | $1,030.50 | May 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 21 | $51.48 | $127.92 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $16.96 | $71.28 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $115.38 | $135.58 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $88.31 | $98.66 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $182.53 | $195.26 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $182.53 | $182.53 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $149.52 | $149.52 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $123.25 | $123.25 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $19.60 | $19.60 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $144.70 | $144.70 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $288.80 | $288.80 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $120.84 | $120.84 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $158.57 | $158.57 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $123.66 | $123.66 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $182.53 | $182.53 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $83.72 | $83.72 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $23.77 | $23.77 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $135.20 | $135.20 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $63.36 | $63.36 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $19.72 | $19.72 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $69.70 | $69.70 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $279.00 | $279.00 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $133.60 | $133.60 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $137.86 | $137.86 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $88.31 | $88.31 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $19.60 | $19.60 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $106.48 | $106.48 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $95.61 | $95.61 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $182.53 | $182.53 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $67.58 | $67.58 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $230.40 | $230.40 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $106.17 | $106.17 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $133.60 | $133.60 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $172.80 | $172.80 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $19.72 | $19.72 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $21.35 | $21.35 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $134.40 | $134.40 |
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
- Maine$59.60
- Maryland$355.36, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$273.15
- Michigan$94.00
- 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.