Ear irrigation cost in Baton Rouge, LA — inpatient
In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $92.00 to $112.96, with a median of $102.48. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Mary — $10.48 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $70.08 at 41 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 — 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 Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary one side lowest Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $92.00 | $460.00 | — | 80% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge one side Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $112.96 | $353.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
One side of the body : lowest $92.00, median $102.48, highest $112.96 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $92.00 — 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.