Earwax removal cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $32.40 to $1,597.50, with a median of $85.00. The lowest price is at Valley County Hospital (Ord). The highest price is 49.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $85.00, is 31% below the US median of $124.00.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Nebraska ranks 9th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 44 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$32.40Valley County Hospital
Median$85.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,597.50in Nebraska
Lowest saves$52.60vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley County Hospital lowest Ord · Ord, NE Loup City RHC Clinic Visit | $32.40 | $36.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE 69210-remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni-sc Tech | $37.00 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $42.25 | $65.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Removal of impacted ear wax | $42.25 | $65.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA REM IMPCT CERUMEN 1/BOTH | $44.25 | $59.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $47.73 | $111.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $47.73 | $111.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $47.73 | $111.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $47.73 | $111.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health one side David City · David City, NE 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation Unilateral | $50.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE SC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $53.00 | $53.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $55.00 | $55.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Removal Impacted Cerumen 1-2 Ears | $60.12 | $167.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital one side York · York, NE Removal of impacted ear wax | $64.75 | $64.75 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $67.20 | $120.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $69.60 | $120.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center one side Lexington · Lexington, NE 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT TechFee | $70.08 | $73.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $71.04 | $148.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Rhc Removal Cerumen Instrument | $72.00 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Removal Impacted Cerumen 1-2 Ears | $74.00 | $200.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Remove Cerumen Impact W/ Instrument | $82.00 | $102.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital one side Chadron · Chadron, NE 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral | $84.00 | $120.00 | — source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE 69210 Remvl Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation | $86.00 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN | $92.48 | $102.75 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Removal Ear Wax | $93.00 | $103.00 | — source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Cln Unil Ear Cerumen Removal Inst/water | $97.00 | $121.00 | — source file |
| Providence Medical Center one side Wayne · Wayne, NE 69210-Removal Impacted Ear Wax w/ Instrument; Unilateral | $97.75 | $115.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital one side Minden · Kearney, NE 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral | $99.00 | $124.00 | — source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $101.60 | $127.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $109.88 | $134.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE 69210 Remove Impacted Cerumen Techfee | $111.00 | $123.00 | — source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Cl Cerumen Removal | $114.00 | $114.00 | — source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $115.24 | $134.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital one side Bassett · Bassett, NE 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen Require Instrumentation, Unilat | $117.00 | $123.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital one side Columbus · Columbus, NE REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $122.55 | $129.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Remove Cerumen Impaction | $130.00 | $130.00 | — source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Removal of impacted ear wax | $168.30 | $187.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX INST UNI | $174.66 | $213.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Removal of impacted ear wax | $193.50 | $215.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Removal of impacted ear wax | $195.00 | $195.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Removal of impacted ear wax | $229.07 | $286.34 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE 69210 REMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION | $358.00 | $358.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center one side Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED REQ INSTR-UNILATERAL | $441.60 | $736.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $1,597.50 | $2,130.00 | Mar 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 9 | $42.25 | $47.73 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $70.08 | $86.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $109.88 | $116.22 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $53.00 | $60.10 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $69.60 | $84.30 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $101.60 | $101.60 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $229.07 | $229.07 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $117.00 | $117.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $130.00 | $130.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $111.00 | $111.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $193.50 | $193.50 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $74.00 | $74.00 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $168.30 | $168.30 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $195.00 | $195.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1 | $71.04 | $71.04 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $92.48 | $92.48 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $174.66 | $174.66 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $115.24 | $115.24 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $82.00 | $82.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $441.60 | $441.60 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $97.75 | $97.75 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $358.00 | $358.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $64.75 | $64.75 |
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
- 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
- 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.