Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear irrigation cost in Abilene, TX — inpatient

In Abilene, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $516.86 to $516.86, with a median of $516.86. The lowest listed price is at Hendrick Medical Center South and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $122.00 at 193 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 8, 2025 and Dec 8, 2025.

Lowest$516.86Hendrick Medical Center South + 1 more
Median$516.86half pay less
Highest$516.86in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Abilene, TX.

median
Lowest $516.86Highest $516.86

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hendrick Medical Center South lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI (ED) $516.86 $516.86 $93.03–$460.01 — Dec 8, 2025
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Hendrick Medical Center South lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI [SED] $516.86 $516.86 $93.03–$460.01 — Dec 8, 2025
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Hendrick Medical Center lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI (ED) $516.86 $516.86 $93.03–$460.01 — Dec 8, 2025
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Hendrick Medical Center lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI [SED] $516.86 $516.86 $93.03–$460.01 — Dec 8, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $516.86, median $516.86, highest $516.86.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $516.86 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This code covers rinsing impacted earwax out of one ear with water or saline.

What the price covers

The price is for one ear.