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
$146
Average
$333
Median
$286
High
$852
Each hospital's average Medicare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
7 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 3.1× 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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9 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Medicare 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 | Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen, CO facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 4 | $135 | $146 | $80 | 55% | 620–656 | $58 – $487 |
| 2 | BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI PLANTATION, FL fee schedule · both | 2 | $222 | $196 | $163 | 83% | — | $49 – $932 |
| 3 | Ellis Hospital NY 12308; 2210 Troy Schenectady Road Niskayuna, NY facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $308 | $852 | $1.4k | 166% | — | $4 – $16.0k |
| 4 | HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital MA 01453; 201 Highland St Clinton, MA fee schedule · both | 1 | $110 | $110 | — | — | — | $110 – $110 |
| 5 | HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital MA 01453; 201 Highland St Clinton, MA other · both | 1 | $242 | $292 | $257 | 88% | — | $56 – $856 |
| 6 | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Charles., LA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $188 | $320 | $334 | 105% | — | $39 – $1.6k |
| 7 | SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL Weston, FL fee schedule · both | 2 | $222 | $196 | $163 | 83% | — | $49 – $932 |
| 8 | UMass Memorial Medical Center MA 01605; 157 Union Street Marlborough, MA fee schedule · both | 1 | $110 | $110 | — | — | — | $110 – $110 |
| 9 | UMass Memorial Medical Center MA 01605; 157 Union Street Marlborough, MA other · both | 1 | $255 | $341 | $277 | 81% | — | $56 – $856 |
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