Removal of impacted ear wax with instruments, one ear. Commercial negotiated rates by hospital and market, next to Medicare for the same code.
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86 hospitals in 30 markets. National Medicare rate $60.
| Market | Hospitals | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin TX | 2 | — | — | — | $56–$167 |
| Boston MA | 7 | $97 | $107 | $128 | $87–$142 |
| Chicago IL | 7 | $115 | $146 | $256 | $73–$342 |
| Cleveland OH | 4 | — | — | — | $41–$71 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 4 | — | — | — | $132–$302 |
| Denver CO | 4 | — | — | — | $127–$413 |
| Detroit MI | 8 | $66 | $72 | $99 | $40–$151 |
| Houston TX | 1 | — | — | — | $162–$162 |
| Illinois (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $48–$48 |
| Indianapolis IN | 3 | — | — | — | $38–$44 |
| Kansas (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $184–$184 |
| Las Vegas NV | 2 | — | — | — | $130–$367 |
| Los Angeles CA | 1 | — | — | — | $240–$240 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | 1 | — | — | — | $283–$283 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | 6 | $111 | $126 | $136 | $103–$142 |
| Nashville TN | 3 | — | — | — | $83–$238 |
| New York (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $147–$147 |
| New York City | 1 | — | — | — | $124–$124 |
| Ohio (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $86–$86 |
| Philadelphia PA | 2 | — | — | — | $76–$76 |
| Phoenix AZ | 3 | — | — | — | $136–$165 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 1 | — | — | — | $112–$112 |
| Portland OR | 6 | $174 | $174 | $215 | $174–$229 |
| Research Triangle NC | 1 | — | — | — | $120–$120 |
| San Antonio TX | 1 | — | — | — | $119–$119 |
| San Francisco Bay Area CA | 2 | — | — | — | $63–$63 |
| Seattle-Tacoma WA | 6 | $205 | $211 | $225 | $168–$228 |
| St. Louis MO | 1 | — | — | — | $310–$310 |
| Tampa FL | 1 | — | — | — | $62–$62 |
| Washington DC | 4 | — | — | — | $171–$287 |
| Hospital | Market | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St Vincent Anderson | Indianapolis IN | $38 | 0.6× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension St Vincent Carmel | Indianapolis IN | $38 | 0.6× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Mclaren Port Huron | Detroit MI | $40 | 0.7× | 3 | 2025-12-31 |
| Cleveland Clinic (main campus) | Cleveland OH | $41 | 0.7× | 1 | 2026-06-16 |
| Hendricks Regional Health | Indianapolis IN | $44 | 0.7× | 5 | 2026-05-20 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center | Illinois (statewide) | $48 | 0.8× | 4 | 2026-06-03 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital | Cleveland OH | $49 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-06-15 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Austin TX | $56 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital | Detroit MI | $58 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital | Cleveland OH | $58 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-06-15 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Tampa FL | $62 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | San Francisco Bay Area CA | $63 | 0.8× | 2 | 2026-03-23 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | San Francisco Bay Area CA | $63 | 0.8× | 2 | 2026-03-23 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Detroit MI | $68 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-05-01 |
| Medina Hospital | Cleveland OH | $71 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-06-15 |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospit | Detroit MI | $72 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-05-01 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Detroit MI | $72 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-05-01 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago IL | $73 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $76 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $76 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville TN | $83 | 1.5× | 7 | 2025-10-01 |
| Bethesda North | Ohio (statewide) | $86 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| New England Baptist Hospital | Boston MA | $87 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Beverly Hospital Corporation | Boston MA | $92 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester Hospital | Detroit MI | $95 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Anna Jaques Hospital | Boston MA | $102 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Lakeview Memorial Hospital | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $103 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-31 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth | Boston MA | $107 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital | Chicago IL | $108 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $109 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital | Detroit MI | $112 | 1.9× | 16 | 2026-03-31 |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh PA | $112 | 2.0× | 1 | 2026-03-06 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $116 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-06-16 |
| Methodist Hospital | San Antonio TX | $119 | 2.0× | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
| UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) | Research Triangle NC | $120 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | Chicago IL | $122 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-03-31 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | Boston MA | $123 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | New York City | $124 | 1.7× | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Porter | Denver CO | $127 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Parker | Denver CO | $127 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| University Medical Center of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas NV | $130 | 2.1× | 8 | 2026-07-01 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $132 | 2.3× | 2 | 2026-06-29 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston MA | $134 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $136 | 2.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $136 | 2.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $136 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-06-17 |
| United Hospital (Allina) | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $136 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-06-16 |
| Medical City Plano | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $140 | 2.4× | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
| Winchester Hospital | Boston MA | $142 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $142 | 2.3× | 2 | 2026-06-16 |
| Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital | Chicago IL | $146 | 2.3× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Stony Brook University Hospital | New York (statewide) | $147 | 2.0× | 1 | 2026-06-10 |
| Harper University Hospital | Detroit MI | $151 | 2.6× | 2 | 2026-09-02 |
| Medical City Mckinney | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $158 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston TX | $162 | 2.7× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $165 | 2.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| St David's Medical Center | Austin TX | $167 | 2.8× | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $168 | 2.4× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| George Washington Univ Hospital | Washington DC | $171 | 2.4× | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | Portland OR | $174 | 2.6× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center | Portland OR | $174 | 2.6× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | Portland OR | $174 | 2.6× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center | Portland OR | $174 | 2.6× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Menorah Medical Center | Kansas (statewide) | $184 | 3.3× | 3 | 2026-09-01 |
| St Clare Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $205 | 3.0× | 5 | 2026-02-28 |
| St Anthony Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $205 | 3.0× | 5 | 2026-02-28 |
| Endeavor Health Edward Hospital | Chicago IL | $214 | 3.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Swedish Medical Center | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $217 | 3.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital | Washington DC | $227 | 3.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $228 | 3.3× | 7 | 2026-08-27 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $228 | 3.3× | 7 | 2026-08-27 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | Portland OR | $229 | 3.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | Portland OR | $229 | 3.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital | Denver CO | $234 | 3.8× | 1 | 2025-11-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Nashville TN | $238 | 4.2× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) | Nashville TN | $238 | 4.2× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Keck Hospital Of Usc | Los Angeles CA | $240 | 3.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | $283 | 4.6× | 3 | 2026-03-30 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Washington DC | $284 | 4.7× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Medstar Washington Hospital Center | Washington DC | $287 | 4.1× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital | Chicago IL | $297 | 4.7× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $302 | 5.1× | 1 | 2026-04-21 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | St. Louis MO | $310 | 5.3× | 1 | 2026-06-04 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago IL | $342 | 5.4× | 1 | 2026-09-25 |
| Henderson Hospital | Las Vegas NV | $367 | 5.9× | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Healthone Rose | Denver CO | $413 | 6.7× | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
Across 86 hospitals in 30 metro areas that post a usable dollar rate, the median commercial rate for CPT 69210, hospital outpatient is $135, 2.1× the same hospital's local Medicare base rate. The middle half of hospitals runs $86 to $200. Figures are each hospital's median across insurers, from its federal price-transparency file.
Medicare's national hospital outpatient rate for CPT 69210 is $60, before local wage adjustment.
Lowest medians: Ascension St Vincent Anderson ($38), Ascension St Vincent Carmel ($38), Mclaren Port Huron ($40). Highest: Hca Healthone Rose ($413), Henderson Hospital ($367), Rush University Medical Center ($342). Coverage is limited to the markets listed on this page.