Ear irrigation cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $31.85 to $193.05, with a median of $71.26. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Columbus — $39.41 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $59.80 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Columbus one side lowest Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Mlp | $31.85 | $49.00 | $14.74–$764.78 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CRUMEN REMOVAL IMPACT IRR/LAV | $69.72 | $174.30 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage one side Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Mlp | $72.80 | $112.00 | $12.75–$77.97 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage one side Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Pf | $85.80 | $132.00 | $12.75–$77.97 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin one side Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $193.05 | $297.00 | $29.70–$297.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CERUMEN REMOVAL IMPACT IRR/LAV | $241.71 | $604.28 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus both sides Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Mlp | $89.70 | $138.00 | $14.74–$764.78 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage both sides Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Mlp | $108.55 | $167.00 | $41.75–$167.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage both sides Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Pf | $128.05 | $197.00 | $60.92 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin both sides Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat | $193.05 | $297.00 | $29.70–$297.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $31.85, median $71.26, highest $193.05 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $89.70, median $108.55, highest $193.05 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $69.72. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.