Ear irrigation cost in Anchorage, AK — inpatient
In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $270.00 to $315.12, with a median of $292.56. The lowest listed price is at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium — $22.56 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $111.93 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 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 Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $270.00 | $270.00 | $216.00–$1,233.00 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center one side Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM | $315.12 | $404.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $315.12 | $404.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $270.00, median $292.56, highest $315.12 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $200.04 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.