Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear irrigation cost in Beckley, WV — inpatient

In Beckley, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $25.20 to $25.20, with a median of $25.20. Across West Virginia, the median is $81.50 at 25 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 — and —.

Lowest$25.20Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Median$25.20half pay less
Highest$25.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Beckley, WV REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN-LAVAGE $25.20 $42.00 $10.55–$15.23 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $25.20, median $25.20, highest $25.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $67.65 — 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 not 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.