Ear irrigation cost in Davenport, IA
In Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $34.40 to $116.40, with a median of $106.20. The lowest listed price is at Trinity Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $71.80 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $35.95 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Medical Center one side lowest Bettendorf, IA · (563) 742-5000 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $34.40 | $43.00 | $13.73–$42.06 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center one side lowest Rock Island, IL · (309) 779-5000 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $34.40 | $43.00 | $13.73–$42.06 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA GHS REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE | $96.00 | $160.00 | $56.86–$79.60 | 40% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA · (563) 421-1000 GHS REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE | $116.40 | $194.00 | $56.86–$79.60 | 40% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 GHS REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE | $116.40 | $194.00 | $62.08–$178.48 | 40% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 GHS REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE | $116.40 | $194.00 | $67.02–$194.00 | 40% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf, IA · (563) 742-5000 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $165.42 | $206.77 | $51.11–$152.54 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Rock Island, IL · (309) 779-5000 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $165.42 | $206.77 | $46.21–$8,778.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $34.40, median $106.20, highest $116.40 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $24.00. 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 4 of 6 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.