# CPT 69210: Removal of impacted cerumen, one or both ears

Medicare CPT 69210 pays $47.76 in a non-facility setting and $27.05 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $43.00 in Arkansas to $58.24 in Alaska, a 35% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/69210-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Clinic/Center, Family Medicine, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $47.76 |
| National facility | $27.05 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $58.24 | $36.18 |
| District of Columbia | $53.67 | $29.27 |
| New York | $52.51 | $29.41 |
| New Jersey | $52.21 | $28.90 |
| California | $52.11 | $27.61 |
| Washington | $51.49 | $27.89 |
| Massachusetts | $51.14 | $27.87 |
| Connecticut | $50.63 | $28.33 |
| Hawaii | $50.30 | $26.76 |
| Florida | $50.06 | $29.29 |
| Maryland | $49.30 | $27.71 |
| Colorado | $49.13 | $27.10 |
| Illinois | $49.10 | $29.09 |
| Rhode Island | $48.73 | $27.34 |
| Oregon | $48.65 | $26.84 |
| New Hampshire | $48.53 | $26.97 |
| Puerto Rico | $48.01 | $27.07 |
| Virgin Islands | $48.01 | $27.07 |
| Montana | $47.76 | $27.05 |
| Pennsylvania | $47.58 | $27.30 |
| Nevada | $47.40 | $26.67 |
| Delaware | $47.32 | $26.86 |
| Texas | $47.31 | $26.92 |
| Wyoming | $47.16 | $26.45 |
| Michigan | $47.15 | $27.70 |
| Georgia | $47.07 | $27.31 |
| Minnesota | $46.86 | $25.55 |
| Virginia | $46.64 | $26.28 |
| Arizona | $46.63 | $26.56 |
| North Dakota | $46.37 | $25.67 |
| Vermont | $46.35 | $25.85 |
| South Dakota | $46.21 | $25.50 |
| New Mexico | $46.10 | $27.11 |
| Utah | $45.98 | $26.52 |
| Maine | $45.75 | $25.96 |
| Louisiana | $45.64 | $26.73 |
| Missouri | $45.61 | $26.61 |
| Ohio | $45.54 | $26.64 |
| South Carolina | $45.46 | $26.32 |
| West Virginia | $45.40 | $27.41 |
| North Carolina | $45.20 | $25.88 |
| Wisconsin | $45.07 | $25.23 |
| Kentucky | $44.71 | $26.30 |
| Indiana | $44.68 | $25.49 |
| Oklahoma | $44.49 | $26.00 |
| Idaho | $44.47 | $25.42 |
| Tennessee | $44.34 | $25.52 |
| Nebraska | $44.33 | $25.21 |
| Iowa | $44.17 | $25.22 |
| Kansas | $44.13 | $25.41 |
| Mississippi | $43.58 | $25.75 |
| Alabama | $43.53 | $25.41 |
| Arkansas | $43.00 | $25.21 |

## Related codes

- 31535: Laryngoscopy, direct, with biopsy — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31535-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31570: Laryngoscopy with injection into vocal cord(s) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31570-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31575: Laryngoscopy, flexible, diagnostic — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31575-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31578: Laryngoscopy with removal of foreign body — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31578-cpt-fee-schedule
- 31590: Laryngeal reinnervation — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/31590-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42410: Excision of parotid tumor or parotid gland, lateral lobe, without nerve dissection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42410-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42420: Excision of parotid gland, total, with dissection of facial nerve — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42420-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42440: Excision of submandibular gland — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42440-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 69210 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules