Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear irrigation cost in Hobbs, NM — inpatient

In Hobbs, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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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Inpatient: lowest $95.34, median $95.34, highest $95.34.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $95.34 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.