Earwax removal cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $16.20 to $242.51, with a median of $31.05. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City (Union City). The highest price is 15.0× the lowest.
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 Sep 25, 2026.
Lowest$16.20Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City
Median$31.05half pay less
Highest$242.51in Tennessee
Lowest saves$14.85vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City one side lowest Union City · Union City, TN HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $16.20 | $81.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville one side Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $17.64 | $84.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $17.64 | $84.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $17.64 | $84.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County one side Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $19.32 | $84.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton one side Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 69210-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W INSTRUMENT-UNILATERAL | $20.16 | $84.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN CLEAN IMPACTED EAR INSTRUMENT UNI | $27.00 | $90.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN CLEAN IMPACTED EAR INSTRUMENT UNI | $28.80 | $90.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN CLEAN IMPACTED EAR INSTRUMENT UNI | $29.70 | $90.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health one side Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $30.06 | $104.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNIL | $30.36 | $132.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNIL | $30.36 | $132.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNIL | $31.05 | $207.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNIL | $31.05 | $207.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNIL | $31.05 | $207.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNIL | $31.05 | $207.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNIL | $31.05 | $207.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNIL | $31.05 | $207.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNIL | $31.05 | $207.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT UNIL | $31.05 | $207.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health one side Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $54.91 | $104.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital one side Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $56.55 | $195.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital one side Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $56.55 | $195.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital one side Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $56.55 | $195.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp one side Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center one side Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $105.30 | $195.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $120.56 | $548.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $242.51 | $1,250.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $17.64 | $73.92 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $31.05 | $31.05 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $31.05 | $31.05 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $56.55 | $80.92 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $54.91 | $54.91 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $242.51 | $242.51 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $31.05 | $31.05 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $19.32 | $19.32 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $29.70 | $29.70 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $30.36 | $30.36 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $30.06 | $30.06 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $30.36 | $30.36 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $56.55 | $56.55 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $56.55 | $56.55 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $16.20 | $16.20 |
What it is
This code covers removal of impacted earwax by a clinician with instruments such as a curette or suction, for one ear. Rinsing the ear uses a different code (69209).
What the price covers
The price is for one ear. Both ears may be billed twice.
Earwax removal with instruments, one ear in other states
- Alabama$130.90
- Alaska$233.78
- Arizona$82.00
- Arkansas$85.10
- California$175.28
- Colorado$232.70
- Connecticut$142.87
- Delaware$259.56
- Florida$200.90
- Georgia$359.00
- Hawaii$324.88
- Idaho$166.00
- Illinois$125.00
- Indiana$87.25
- Iowa$107.68
- Kansas$267.08
- Kentucky$291.50
- Louisiana$71.20
- Maine$53.58
- Maryland$296.30
- Massachusetts$165.05
- Michigan$82.22
- Minnesota$134.00
- Mississippi$39.06
- Missouri$94.25
- Montana$64.60
- Nebraska$54.06
- Nevada$157.20
- New Hampshire$78.76
- New Jersey$75.44
- New Mexico$140.03
- New York$123.27
- North Carolina$156.50
- North Dakota$114.64
- Ohio$154.70
- Oklahoma$56.98
- Oregon$113.60
- Pennsylvania$120.60
- Rhode Island$121.80
- South Carolina$110.50
- South Dakota$178.40
- Texas$155.76
- Utah$108.78
- Vermont$81.90
- Virginia$148.96
- Washington$171.60
- West Virginia$60.18
- Wisconsin$83.85
- Wyoming$69.56
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.