Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear irrigation cost in Atlanta, GA — inpatient

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $149.76 to $222.00, with a median of $149.76. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Georgia, the median is $149.76 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$149.76Wellstar Kennestone Hospital + 8 more
Median$149.76half pay less
Highest$222.00in this market
Difference1.5×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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

median
Lowest $149.76Highest $222.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Wellstar Kennestone Hospital one side lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $149.76 $384.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Cobb Hospital one side lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $149.76 $384.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Paulding Hospital one side lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $149.76 $384.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp one side lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $149.76 $384.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital one side lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $149.76 $384.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital one side lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $149.76 $384.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital one side lowest Marietta, GA Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $149.76 $384.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Douglas Hospital one side lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $149.76 $384.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar North Fulton Hospital one side lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $149.76 $384.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Decatur Health Resource one side Decatur, GA Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Unilateral $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Decatur Health Resource one side Decatur, GA Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University one side Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Es Rehabilitation one side Atlanta, GA Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital one side Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Unilateral $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital one side Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Crawford Long Hospital one side Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Unilateral $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Crawford Long Hospital one side Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta one side Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Unilateral $222.00 $222.00 — — —
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta one side Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $222.00 $222.00 — — —
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Emory Decatur Hospital one side Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Unilateral $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Decatur Hospital one side Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Es Rehabilitation one side Atlanta, GA Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Unilateral $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital one side Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Unilateral $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital one side Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University one side Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Unilateral $222.00 $222.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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One side of the body : lowest $149.76, median $149.76, highest $222.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $185.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.