Ear irrigation cost in Appleton, WI
In Appleton, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $40.47 to $83.22, with a median of $57.18. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital — $16.71 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $57.18 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Appleton, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC PRO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $40.47 | $71.00 | $16.89–$50.51 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC FAC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $41.04 | $72.00 | $16.89–$50.51 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton, WI HC Prof Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $57.18 | $102.10 | $46.97–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Prof Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $57.18 | $102.10 | $46.97–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC PROF REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $58.58 | $104.60 | $46.97–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton, WI REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $58.58 | $104.60 | $48.12–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton, WI HC PROF REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $58.58 | $104.60 | $46.97–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $58.58 | $104.60 | $48.12–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $83.22 | $146.00 | $16.89–$50.51 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC UC CERUMEN REMOVAL | $123.69 | $217.00 | $16.89–$50.51 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC PRO-WI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $124.26 | $218.00 | $16.89–$50.51 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC PRO-ER REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $124.26 | $218.00 | $16.89–$50.51 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $139.16 | $248.50 | $74.55–$188.42 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton, WI HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $139.16 | $248.50 | $74.55–$188.42 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton, WI HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $143.36 | $256.00 | $74.55–$188.42 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $143.36 | $256.00 | $74.55–$188.42 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $40.47, median $57.18, highest $83.22 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 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.