Ear irrigation cost in Corning, NY
In Corning, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $31.75 to $54.00, with a median of $42.88. The lowest listed price is at Corning Hospital — $11.13 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $75.93 at 56 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Corning, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Hospital lowest Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Rmve Impcted Cerumen Irrig/Lavage | $31.75 | $39.69 | $25.68–$71.70 | 20% | — source file |
| Corning Hospital lowest Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Rmve Impcted Cerumen Irrig/Lavage | $31.75 | $39.69 | $19.25–$175.00 | 20% | — source file |
| St. James Hospital one side Hornell, NY · (607) 324-8000 HB Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat (Pro) | $54.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Corning Hospital one side Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrag Unilateral | $54.40 | $68.00 | $40.09–$71.70 | 20% | — source file |
| Corning Hospital one side Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrag Unilateral | $54.40 | $68.00 | $32.98–$70.29 | 20% | — source file |
| St. James Hospital one side Hornell, NY · (607) 324-8000 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $64.25 | $107.75 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Corning Hospital one side Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Removal Impactred Cerumen Irrigation/Lavage Unilat | $80.60 | $100.75 | $40.09–$100.75 | 20% | — source file |
| Corning Hospital one side Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Removal Impactred Cerumen Irrigation/Lavage Unilat | $80.60 | $100.75 | $40.09–$72.40 | 20% | — source file |
| St. James Hospital one side Hornell, NY · (607) 324-8000 HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax Unilat | $113.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Corning Hospital one side Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Remove Impated Ear Wax Unilateral | $155.73 | $194.66 | $40.09–$194.66 | 20% | — source file |
| Corning Hospital one side Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Remove Impated Ear Wax Unilateral | $155.73 | $194.66 | $40.09–$139.88 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $31.75, median $42.88, highest $54.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $48.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 69209 ($105.95). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath, NYHC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $6.77 | file |