Earwax removal cost in Washington
In Washington, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $53.60 to $439.20, with a median of $170.47. The lowest price is at Skagit Valley Hospital (Mount Vernon). The highest price is 8.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $170.47, is 37% above the US median of $124.00.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Washington ranks 38th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 48 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. 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
Lowest$53.60Skagit Valley Hospital
Median$170.47half of hospitals charge less
Highest$439.20in Washington
Lowest saves$116.87vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit Valley Hospital lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC CERUMEN REMOVAL (IMPACTED) | $53.60 | $67.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital one side Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR ED 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $56.00 | $80.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital one side Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC PR 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT RHC | $65.45 | $119.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital one side Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR ED 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $65.80 | $94.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital one side Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat--Pbb | $66.60 | $74.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $72.90 | $135.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $81.60 | $96.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $89.25 | $105.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA Rem Impacted Wax Ear w Instr | $92.00 | $115.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center one side Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN (SEP PROC),UNILATERAL-TECH | $94.86 | $186.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center one side Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC PR ED 69210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $95.20 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 69210 Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumen | $97.50 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA REM IMPACT CERUMEN REQ INSTRU | $106.59 | $187.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $114.20 | $114.20 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUM | $124.39 | $146.34 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Remove impctd earwax instr BL | $128.00 | $160.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital one side Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 69210 Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat Rhc | $133.00 | $133.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $139.20 | $174.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center one side Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $143.00 | $220.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC REM IMPACT CERUMEN INST, UNI | $146.81 | $253.12 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $150.15 | $231.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $154.70 | $238.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $161.70 | $231.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $170.13 | $170.13 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center one side Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $170.80 | $244.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital one side Centralia · Centralia, WA HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $171.60 | $330.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital one side Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $171.60 | $330.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA 69210-Cerumen w/ Instrumentation | $180.98 | $241.30 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $189.94 | $253.25 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett one side Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $191.88 | $369.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W/INSTRUMENTATION | $192.40 | $296.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah one side Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $204.00 | $425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center one side Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $204.00 | $425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill one side Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $204.00 | $425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $204.81 | $227.57 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $212.66 | $343.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC REMOVAL CERUMEN - REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION | $219.20 | $274.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $227.50 | $350.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Cerumen Rmvl Req Instrument | $244.10 | $244.10 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital one side Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $256.90 | $367.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Rem Impact Cerumen Inst, Uni | $273.00 | $546.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $278.40 | $348.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX | $293.15 | $451.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $307.75 | $307.75 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital one side Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $334.60 | $478.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center one side Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $350.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital one side Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC ED REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT CDM | $370.50 | $494.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Removal of impacted ear wax | $439.20 | $549.00 | Jun 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 10 | $94.86 | $204.00 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 5 | $56.00 | $256.90 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 3 | $65.45 | $106.59 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $66.60 | $114.20 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $171.60 | $192.13 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $133.00 | $151.56 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $53.60 | $101.88 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $139.20 | $208.80 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $192.40 | $242.78 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $89.25 | $264.22 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $72.90 | $72.90 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $227.50 | $227.50 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $204.81 | $204.81 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $81.60 | $81.60 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $143.00 | $143.00 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $370.50 | $370.50 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $154.70 | $154.70 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $171.60 | $171.60 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $189.94 | $189.94 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $124.39 | $124.39 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $161.70 | $161.70 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $180.98 | $180.98 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $95.20 | $95.20 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $97.50 | $97.50 |
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 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
- West Virginia$70.75
- Wisconsin$83.85
- Wyoming$157.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.