Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear irrigation cost in Defiance, OH — inpatient

In Defiance, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $55.20 to $55.20, with a median of $55.20. Across Ohio, the median is $154.70 at 75 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$55.20Mercy Health Defiance Hospital
Median$55.20half pay less
Highest$55.20in this market
Difference1.0×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 Defiance, OH.

median
Lowest $55.20Highest $82.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Defiance Hospital lowest Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC Remov Imp Ear Wax 1 Ear $55.20 $92.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irrigat Uni $82.80 $138.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $55.20, median $55.20, highest $55.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $55.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.