Ear irrigation cost in Houston, TX — inpatient
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 11 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $57.00 to $306.00, with a median of $206.00. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $149.00 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $111.30 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health one side lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG EC PROC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX USING IRRIGATION/LAVAGE UNILATERAL | $57.00 | $103.00 | $25.96–$82.40 | 45% | — source file |
| Harris Health one side lowest Houston, TX ECHG EC PROC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX USING IRRIGATION/LAVAGE UNILATERAL | $57.00 | $103.00 | $25.96–$82.40 | 45% | — source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC EAR REMOVAL IRRIGATION UNILATE | $206.00 | $412.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC EAR REMOVAL IRRIGATION UNILATE | $206.00 | $412.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC EAR REMOVAL IRRIGATION UNILATE | $206.00 | $412.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC EAR REMOVAL IRRIGATION UNILATE | $206.00 | $412.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC EAR REMOVAL IRRIGATION UNILATE | $206.00 | $412.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC EAR REMOVAL IRRIGATION UNILATE | $206.00 | $412.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC EAR REMOVAL IRRIGATION UNILATE | $206.00 | $412.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC EAR REMOVAL IRRIGATION UNILATE | $206.00 | $412.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC EAR REMOVAL IRRIGATION UNILATE | $306.00 | $612.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $57.00, median $206.00, highest $306.00 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $206.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.