Ear irrigation cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $81.56 to $477.00, with a median of $121.00. The lowest listed price is at Sisters of Charity Hospital — $39.44 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $75.93 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $81.56 | $81.56 | $3.88–$193.50 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat-Bil | $121.00 | $121.00 | $3.88–$193.50 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat-Bil | $121.00 | $121.00 | $4.85–$193.50 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat-Bil | $121.00 | $121.00 | $4.85–$193.50 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $129.00 | $129.00 | $4.85–$193.50 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $129.00 | $129.00 | $4.85–$193.50 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $129.00 | $129.00 | $3.88–$193.50 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $129.00 | $129.00 | $4.85–$193.50 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $129.00 | $129.00 | $4.85–$193.50 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $129.00 | $129.00 | $3.88–$193.50 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 CERUMEN REMOVE BY IRRIG UNI | $477.00 | $216.95 | $17.78–$3,120.00 | -120% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $81.56, median $121.00, highest $477.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $121.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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.