Earwax removal cost in Montana
In Montana, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $37.16 to $352.00, with a median of $85.23. The lowest price is at Sidney Health Center (Sidney). The highest price is 9.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $85.23, is 31% below the US median of $124.00.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Montana ranks 10th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 26 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$37.16Sidney Health Center
Median$85.23half of hospitals charge less
Highest$352.00in Montana
Lowest saves$48.07vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney · Sidney, MT ED 69210 REMV IMPACTED EAR WAX INSTRUMENT UNI | $37.16 | $60.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Removal of impacted ear wax | $37.43 | $49.90 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $46.80 | $72.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center one side Polson · Polson, MT HC PR ED 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $48.80 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Removal of impacted ear wax | $56.70 | $63.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Removal of impacted ear wax | $64.60 | $68.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester one side Chester · Chester, MT 69210 Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx Unilateral | $68.09 | $104.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Removal of impacted ear wax | $72.00 | $72.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Removal of impacted ear wax | $76.00 | $76.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Removal of impacted ear wax | $76.13 | $101.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Removal of impacted ear wax | $76.13 | $101.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Rem Impacted Cerumen 1 Or 2 Ears | $78.00 | $97.00 | — source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 69210 ED PROC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN- HOSPITAL | $80.92 | $124.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank one side Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 69210 Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx Unilateral | $89.54 | $137.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CL REM IMPACT CERUMEN W/ | $97.02 | $121.28 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital one side Missoula · Missoula, MT HC PR ED 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $100.00 | $125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 69210 ED PROC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN- HOSPITAL | $100.26 | $154.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN EAR WAX | $102.40 | $128.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Removal of impacted ear wax | $107.00 | $107.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Removal of impacted ear wax | $128.25 | $135.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT REMOVE EARWAX | $144.14 | $221.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Removal of impacted ear wax | $152.00 | $152.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTR | $155.00 | $155.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center one side Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $163.20 | $204.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health one side Helena · Helena, MT PBB REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $175.11 | $206.01 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital one side Great Falls · Great Falls, MT REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $352.00 | $352.00 | Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $102.40 | $132.80 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $72.00 | $123.56 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $46.80 | $95.47 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $37.43 | $37.43 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $152.00 | $152.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $68.09 | $68.09 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $80.92 | $80.92 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $89.54 | $89.54 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $64.60 | $64.60 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $56.70 | $56.70 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $352.00 | $352.00 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $128.25 | $128.25 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $48.80 | $48.80 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $76.13 | $76.13 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $107.00 | $107.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $100.26 | $100.26 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $37.16 | $37.16 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $97.02 | $97.02 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $76.13 | $76.13 |
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
- Minnesota$123.66
- Mississippi$80.50
- Missouri$103.73
- 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.