Ear irrigation cost in Akron, OH — inpatient
In Akron, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $154.70 to $216.75, with a median of $185.73. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $31.03 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $154.70 at 75 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 15, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center one side lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $154.70 | $238.00 | $67.31–$238.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center one side Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $216.75 | $289.00 | $114.16–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $154.70, median $185.73, highest $216.75 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $154.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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.