Ear irrigation cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $159.00 to $177.00, with a median of $168.00. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital and 1 other hospital — $9.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $70.55 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Ed Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $159.00 | $159.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $159.00 | $159.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $159.00 | $159.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ed Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $159.00 | $159.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $159.00 | $159.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ed Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $159.00 | $159.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Ed Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $177.00 | $177.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $177.00 | $177.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Ed Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $177.00 | $177.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $177.00 | $177.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $311.00 | $311.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $311.00 | $311.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $346.00 | $346.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $346.00 | $346.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen Irrigate | $346.00 | $346.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $159.00, median $168.00, highest $177.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $168.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.