Ear irrigation cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $66.24 to $214.80, with a median of $124.68. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute — $58.44 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $118.20 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 NON PROVIDER 69209 Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni Tech | $66.24 | $386.00 | $145.44–$308.80 | 83% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 69209 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI Tech | $92.22 | $386.00 | $49.01–$907.92 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 69209 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI Tech | $121.47 | $386.00 | $49.01–$308.80 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 NON PROVIDER 69209 Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $127.88 | $386.00 | $53.18–$336.48 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center one side Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 69209 Remove Impact Cerumen Irrig/Lavage; Unilat | $127.88 | $386.00 | $53.18–$336.48 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $127.88 | $386.00 | $53.18–$336.48 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals one side Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN USING IRRIG/LAVG, UNILAT | $214.80 | $358.00 | $232.70–$304.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle one side Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN USING IRRIG/LAVG, UNILAT | $214.80 | $358.00 | $146.06–$304.30 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $66.24, median $124.68, highest $214.80 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $124.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 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.