Earwax removal cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 72 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $36.50 to $246.40, with a median of $83.85. The lowest price is at Amery Hospital (East Amery). The highest price is 6.8× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$36.50Amery Hospital
Median$83.85half pay less
Highest$246.40in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$47.35vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amery Hospital lowest East Amery · East Amery, WI Remove impacted ear wax | $36.50 | $70.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC 69210 REMOVE IMPACTED EA | $37.10 | $70.00 | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC 69210 REMOVE IMPACTED EA | $37.10 | $70.00 | — source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI CERUMEN IMPACTION REMOVAL* | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center one side Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area one side Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington one side Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac one side Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton one side Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha one side Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc one side Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant one side Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh one side Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County one side Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit one side Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County one side Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CERUMEN IMPACTION REMOVAL* | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CERUMEN IMPACTION REMOVAL* | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro one side Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center one side West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/INSTRUMENT UNILAT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center one side La Crosse · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 69210 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN, UNILATERAL | $53.20 | $133.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics one side Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 69210 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN, UNILATERAL | $55.76 | $106.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel one side Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 69210 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN, UNILATERAL | $60.26 | $117.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics one side Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 69210 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN, UNILATERAL | $60.45 | $119.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Remove impacted ear wax | $60.90 | $135.00 | — source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health one side Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 69210 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN, UNILATERAL | $61.58 | $133.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $63.27 | $111.00 | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin one side Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL | $66.96 | $121.75 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics one side Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 69210 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN, UNILATERAL | $77.98 | $123.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Remove impacted ear wax | $81.00 | $154.00 | — source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI EAR LAVAGE-REQ INSTRUMENTATION-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNIL | $88.31 | $157.70 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED BY INSTRUMENTATION | $99.66 | $151.00 | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED BY INSTRUMENTATION | $99.66 | $151.00 | — source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED BY INSTRUMENTATION | $99.66 | $151.00 | — source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED BY INSTRUMENTATION | $99.66 | $151.00 | — source file |
| Bellin Health Oconto Hospital one side Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 69210 REM IMPACTED CERUMEN, UNILATERAL | $108.34 | $234.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Prof Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $119.73 | $213.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Prof Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $119.73 | $213.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Prof Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $119.73 | $213.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Prof Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $119.73 | $213.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Prof Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $119.73 | $213.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Prof Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $119.73 | $213.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Prof Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $119.73 | $213.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Prof Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $119.73 | $213.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Prof Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $119.73 | $213.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Prof Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $119.73 | $213.80 | — source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $182.53 | $247.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Durand one side Durand · Durand, WI HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENTATION UNILAT | $186.35 | $186.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI PR REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $246.40 | $308.00 | Jan 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 11 | $37.10 | $50.00 |
| Green Bay, WI | 6 | $50.00 | $99.66 |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $63.27 | $119.73 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $60.90 | $81.00 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $50.00 | $119.73 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $83.85 | $85.15 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $50.00 | $84.86 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2 | $53.20 | $54.48 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $83.85 | $165.12 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $50.00 | $74.83 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $83.85 | $85.15 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $83.85 | $85.15 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $119.73 | $119.73 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $86.45 | $86.45 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $186.35 | $186.35 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $182.53 | $182.53 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $36.50 | $36.50 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $60.45 | $60.45 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $86.45 | $86.45 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $86.45 | $86.45 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $86.45 | $86.45 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $119.73 | $119.73 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $86.45 | $86.45 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $60.26 | $60.26 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $86.45 | $86.45 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $119.73 | $119.73 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $119.73 | $119.73 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $77.98 | $77.98 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $119.73 | $119.73 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
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
- Tennessee$31.05
- Texas$155.76
- Utah$108.78
- Vermont$81.90
- Virginia$148.96
- Washington$171.60
- West Virginia$60.18
- Wyoming$69.56
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.