Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear irrigation cost in Andrews, TX — inpatient

In Andrews, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $86.50 to $86.50, with a median of $86.50. Across Texas, the median is $123.87 at 154 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 3, 2025 and Dec 3, 2025.

Lowest$86.50Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho
Median$86.50half pay less
Highest$86.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews, TX · (432) 523-2200 EAR LAVAGE FOR IMPACTION $86.50 $173.00 $112.45–$138.40 50% Dec 3, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $86.50, median $86.50, highest $86.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $86.50 — 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 and 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.