Earwax removal cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $85.80 to $12,453.14, with a median of $149.40. The lowest price is at Artesia General Hospital (Artesia). The highest price is 145.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $149.40, is 20% above the US median of $124.00.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- New Mexico ranks 30th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$85.80Artesia General Hospital
Median$149.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,453.14in New Mexico
Lowest saves$63.60vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN | $85.80 | $143.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Removal of impacted ear wax | $86.40 | $288.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $90.42 | $164.40 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital one side Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL | $96.38 | $128.50 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN | $116.00 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM 69210-cerumen W/ Instrumentation | $126.00 | $419.00 | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital one side Grants · Grants, NM 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL | $129.37 | $161.71 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $146.10 | $1,460.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Removal of impacted ear wax | $152.70 | $509.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Removal of impacted ear wax | $155.70 | $519.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Removal of impacted ear wax | $155.70 | $519.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs one side Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $177.66 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $244.77 | $906.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Removal of impacted ear wax | $248.00 | $496.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center one side Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral | $496.24 | $827.07 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center one side Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral | $12,453.14 | $20,755.24 | Jul 10, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 5 | $90.42 | $155.70 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $85.80 | $115.95 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $244.77 | $6,348.96 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $248.00 | $248.00 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $129.37 | $129.37 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $177.66 | $177.66 |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $86.40 | $86.40 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $96.38 | $96.38 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $116.00 | $116.00 |
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
- Nebraska$85.00
- Nevada$164.10
- New Hampshire$65.58
- New Jersey$279.80
- 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.