RC 516
Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Removal of impacted ear wax
Low
$62
Average
$275
Median
$342
High
$432
Each hospital's average Medicaid rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
6 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 6.7× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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8 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Medicaid rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital MA 01453; 201 Highland St Clinton, MA other · both | 1 | $258 | $341 | $265 | 78% | — | $57 – $859 |
| 2 | HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital MA 01453; 201 Highland St Clinton, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $256 | $467 | $533 | 114% | — | $128 – $3.0k |
| 3 | LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $54 | $62 | $33 | 52% | — | $17 – $119 |
| 4 | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Charles., LA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $310 | $408 | $388 | 95% | — | $64 – $2.5k |
| 5 | SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $54 | $62 | $33 | 52% | — | $17 – $119 |
| 6 | UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital, Inc. 2nd Floor Webster, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $257 | $282 | $145 | 52% | — | $89 – $581 |
| 7 | UMass Memorial Medical Center MA 01605; 157 Union Street Marlborough, MA other · both | 1 | $255 | $337 | $263 | 78% | — | $56 – $849 |
| 8 | UMass Memorial Medical Center MA 01605; 157 Union Street Marlborough, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $278 | $465 | $538 | 116% | — | $58 – $3.4k |
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