Ear irrigation cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body): from $114.50 to $165.50, with a median of $114.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $114.50 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast one side lowest Columbia, SC HB IRRIGATE / LAVAGE IMPACTED CERUMEN; UNILAT | $114.50 | $229.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown one side lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB IRRIGATE / LAVAGE IMPACTED CERUMEN; UNILAT | $114.50 | $229.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center one side Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB IRRIGATE / LAVAGE IMPACTED CERUMEN; UNILAT | $165.50 | $331.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $114.50, median $114.50, highest $165.50 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $114.50. 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.