Ear irrigation cost in Bismarck, ND
In Bismarck, ND, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $57.12 to $141.60, with a median of $99.36. The lowest listed price is at St. Alexius Medical Center — $42.24 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $80.24 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bismarck, ND.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Alexius Medical Center lowest Bismarck, ND · (701) 530-7000 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $57.12 | $112.00 | $59.40–$102.75 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND · (701) 323-6000 ED 69209 RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNI | $141.60 | $177.00 | $15.98–$159.30 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck one side Bismarck, ND · (701) 323-6000 TX RM 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $141.60 | $177.00 | $15.98–$159.30 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St. Alexius Medical Center both sides Bismarck, ND · (701) 530-7000 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BI | $58.96 | $115.60 | $59.40–$104.04 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $57.12, median $99.36, highest $141.60 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $58.96, median $58.96, highest $58.96.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $99.36. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.