Ear irrigation cost in Carroll, IA
In Carroll, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $46.00 to $56.09, with a median of $51.05. The lowest listed price is at St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home — $5.05 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $67.60 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Carroll, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home lowest Carroll, IA · (712) 792-3581 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $46.00 | $46.00 | $13.68–$76.98 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning, IA · (712) 655-2072 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $56.09 | $79.00 | $55.30–$82.95 | 29% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning, IA · (712) 655-2072 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $57.87 | $81.50 | $13.68–$83.95 | 29% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll, IA · (712) 792-3581 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $126.00 | $126.00 | $46.62–$403.74 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $46.00, median $51.05, highest $56.09 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $91.05. 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 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.