Earwax removal cost in New York

In New York, 106 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $22.96 to $4,910.40, with a median of $130.00. The lowest price is at Cobleskill Regional Hospital (Cobleskill) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 213.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $130.00, is 5% above the US median of $124.00.
• That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
• New York ranks 26th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
• 38 of 106 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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