Ear irrigation cost in Cleveland, OH
In Cleveland, OH, 24 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $14.06 to $322.80, with a median of $154.70. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $140.64 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $154.70 at 101 hospitals.
- The median here, $154.70, is 46% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Cleveland, OH has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Ohio with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 19 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 8, 2026.
Lowest$14.06Metrohealth System
Median$154.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$322.80in this market
Difference23.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cleveland, OH.
median
Lowest $14.06Highest $322.80
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System one side lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Removal Of Impacted Cerumen (Or Wax) Using Irrgation/Lavage- Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.06 | $40.18 | — | 65% |
| Ashtabula County Medical Center one side Ashtabula, OH · (440) 997-2262 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $95.90 | $137.00 | $19.58–$1,307.00 | 30% |
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Removal Of Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $115.64 | $330.39 | — | 65% |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva one side Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $128.25 | $171.00 | $34.20–$800.00 | 25% |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 REM IMPACTED EAR WAX File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $128.25 | $171.00 | $23.68–$2,485.00 | 25% |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center one side Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $128.25 | $171.00 | $53.01–$800.00 | 25% |
| Fairview Hospital one side Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $238.00 | $33.05–$3,004.00 | 35% |
| Lodi Community Hospital one side Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $238.00 | $67.31–$238.00 | 35% |
| Marymount Hospital one side Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $238.00 | $38.70–$3,053.00 | 35% |
| Hillcrest Hospital one side Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $238.00 | $33.05–$3,004.00 | 35% |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital one side Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $238.00 | $38.70–$3,053.00 | 35% |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation one side Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $238.00 | $66.16–$238.00 | 35% |
| Medina Hospital one side Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $238.00 | $26.26–$3,053.00 | 35% |
| South Pointe Hospital one side Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $238.00 | $67.31–$238.00 | 35% |
| Lutheran Hospital one side Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $238.00 | $67.31–$238.00 | 35% |
| Euclid Hospital one side Euclid, OH · (216) 531-9000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $238.00 | $67.31–$238.00 | 35% |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center one side Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT+1 more line at this price File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $193.50 | $258.00 | $55.81–$232.20 | 25% |
| UH St John Medical Center one side Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $216.75 | $289.00 | $60.27–$1,844.00 | 25% |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center one side Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $216.75 | $289.00 | $55.81–$3,634.00 | 25% |
| UH Regional Hospitals one side Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $216.75 | $289.00 | $55.81–$2,501.00 | 25% |
| Lake West Hospital one side Willoughby, OH · (440) 953-9600 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $216.75 | $289.00 | $55.81–$260.10 | 25% |
| Parma Community General Hospital one side Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $216.75 | $289.00 | $55.81–$2,923.00 | 25% |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center one side Beachwood, OH · (216) 593-5511 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $216.75 | $289.00 | $55.81–$2,758.00 | 25% |
| University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center one side Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $216.75 | $289.00 | $55.81–$260.10 | 25% |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irrigat Uni+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $322.80 | $538.00 | — | 40% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
Outpatient: lowest $14.06, median $154.70, highest $322.80 — a 23.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $154.70. 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 22 of 22 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 ear irrigation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ear irrigation explained.