Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Outpatient

Ear irrigation cost in Hobbs, NM

In Hobbs, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $95.34 to $95.34, with a median of $95.34. Across New Mexico, the median is $118.27 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$95.34Covenant Hospital Hobbs
Median$95.34half pay less
Highest$95.34in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs, NM · (575) 492-5000 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM $95.34 $227.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $95.34, median $95.34, highest $95.34.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $95.34. 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.