Ear irrigation cost in Fond du Lac, WI
In Fond du Lac, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body): from $30.00 to $57.18, with a median of $43.59. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac — $13.59 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $57.18 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fond du Lac, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac one side lowest Fond Du Lac, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $60.00 | $36.00–$116.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Fond Du Lac, WI HC Prof Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $57.18 | $102.10 | $46.97–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Fond Du Lac, WI REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $58.58 | $104.60 | $48.12–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Fond Du Lac, WI HC PROF REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $58.58 | $104.60 | $46.97–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Fond Du Lac, WI HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $139.16 | $248.50 | $74.55–$188.42 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Fond Du Lac, WI HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $143.36 | $256.00 | $74.55–$188.42 | 44% | — source file |
One side of the body : lowest $30.00, median $43.59, highest $57.18 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $30.00. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.