Ear irrigation cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $10.80 to $11.76, with a median of $11.76. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $0.96 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $111.30 at 89 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 — 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG | $10.80 | $54.00 | $10.80–$145.44 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDE REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IR | $11.76 | $58.80 | $11.17–$58.41 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDE REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IR | $11.76 | $58.80 | $11.17–$58.41 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ER REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRR | $18.16 | $90.78 | $14.65–$65.36 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ER REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRR | $18.16 | $90.78 | $14.65–$65.36 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDN REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IR | $21.57 | $107.87 | $14.65–$77.67 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDN REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IR | $21.57 | $107.87 | $14.65–$77.67 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 FAB REMOVAL IMPCTD CER I&L | $40.80 | $204.00 | $14.65–$146.88 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WST REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED I & L | $40.80 | $204.00 | $14.65–$600.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX ZAT REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX NE REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAT REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX DPT REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRR UNILATERAL | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX EST REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX WST REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX UTC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX FAB REMOVAL IMPCTD CER I&L | $40.80 | $204.00 | $14.65–$146.88 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX FAB RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L | $40.80 | $204.00 | $14.65–$146.88 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPT REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRR UNILATERAL | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WST REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED I & L | $40.80 | $204.00 | $14.65–$600.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EST REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WST REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 UTC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $40.80 | $204.00 | $42.05–$107.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 FAB RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L | $40.80 | $204.00 | $14.65–$146.88 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX SISD REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $41.58 | $207.90 | $42.05–$109.98 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SISD REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $41.58 | $207.90 | $42.05–$109.98 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 UCC ESLK REMOVE CERM IMPCTD IRR | $41.58 | $207.90 | $14.65–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX UCC ESLK REMOVE CERM IMPCTD IRR | $41.58 | $207.90 | $14.65–$210.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH UCC EL REMOVE CERM IMPCTD IRR | $55.68 | $278.40 | $55.68–$222.72 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH UCC REMOVE CERM IMPCTD IRR | $84.60 | $423.00 | $13.59–$338.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ER REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRR | $88.00 | $440.00 | $13.59–$352.00 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.80, median $11.76, highest $11.76 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $11.76. 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 3 of 3 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.
16 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNHC NE RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUTP REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED I/L UNILAT #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXCEP RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXHPC RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXYSL RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXESP RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWSP RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXDPP RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNHC NE RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUTP REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED I/L UNILAT #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXCEP RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXHPC RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXYSL RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXESP RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWSP RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXDPP RMVL IMPCTD CER I&L #PF# | $10.05 | file |