Ear irrigation cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 WST REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED I & L | $40.80 | $204.00 | $14.65–$600.00 | 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 SISD REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $41.58 | $207.90 | $42.05–$109.98 | 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 |
| 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 ER REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRR | $88.00 | $440.00 | $13.59–$352.00 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $10.80, median $11.76, highest $11.76 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $11.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.