Ear irrigation cost in Helena, MT
In Helena, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body): from $12.31 to $12.31, with a median of $12.31. Across Montana, the median is $22.40 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Helena, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter's Health one side lowest Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 PBB PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $12.31 | $14.48 | $59.40 | 15% | — source file |
| St. Peter's Health both sides Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LAVAGE BILATERAL | $62.24 | $73.22 | $23.45 | 15% | — source file |
One side of the body : lowest $12.31, median $12.31, highest $12.31.
Both sides : lowest $62.24, median $62.24, highest $62.24.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 69209 ($105.95). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| St. Peter's Health Helena, MTHC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LAVAGE UNILATERAL | $10.17 | file |