Ear irrigation cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $70.85 to $117.50, with a median of $70.85. The lowest listed price is at Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley and 3 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $114.50 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irrigat Uni | $70.85 | $109.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irrigat Uni | $70.85 | $109.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irrigat Uni | $70.85 | $109.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irrigat Uni | $70.85 | $109.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| MUSC Medical Center one side Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB IRRIGATE / LAVAGE IMPACTED CERUMEN; UNILAT | $117.50 | $235.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $70.85, median $70.85, highest $117.50 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $70.85. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.