Ear irrigation cost in Fayetteville, AR
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $14.14 to $111.15, with a median of $16.00. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Childrens Northwest — $1.86 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $25.50 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest lowest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $14.14 | $15.71 | $15.71–$55.44 | 10% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital one side Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 REMOVAL IMPACTED EAR WAX UNILATERAL | $16.00 | $40.00 | $14.59–$250.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG | $16.00 | $40.00 | $14.59–$250.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $21.63 | $24.03 | $24.03–$55.44 | 10% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas one side Department Bella Vista, AR Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $111.15 | $171.00 | $1,846.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas both sides Department Bella Vista, AR Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat | $182.65 | $281.00 | $1,846.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.14, median $16.00, highest $111.15 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $182.65, median $182.65, highest $182.65.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $16.00. 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 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 2 it is 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.