Ear irrigation cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 10 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $55.00 to $527.24, with a median of $86.65. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 1 other hospital — $31.65 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $110.50 at 53 hospitals.
- The median here, $86.65, is 18% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Kansas City, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Aug 5, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $55.00 | $343.19 | $27.57–$343.19 | 84% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $55.00 | $364.65 | $27.57–$364.65 | 85% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $310.61 | $37.81–$310.61 | 81% |
| Lakewood Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 69209 Rmv Impactd Ear Wax Irrig Unil WID+5 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $69.30 | $126.00 | $25.31–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 69209 Rmv Impactd Ear Wax Irrig Unil WRM+5 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $69.30 | $126.00 | $25.31–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 69209 Rmv Impactd Ear Wax Irrig Unil RAY+5 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $69.30 | $126.00 | $19.54–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 69209 Rmv Impactd Ear Wax Irrig Unil EGV+5 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $69.30 | $126.00 | $19.54–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| Liberty Hospital one side Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 7S REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WA+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $373.00 | $104.07–$304.37 | 72% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $125.38 | $179.11 | $59.09–$152.24 | 30% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 LT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $144.10 | $262.00 | $10.00–$1,786.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 RT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $144.10 | $262.00 | $10.00–$3,100.00 | 45% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 EAR IRRIGATION File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $182.00 | $260.00 | $33.80–$1,160.00 | 30% |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission one side Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $527.24 | $527.24 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park one side Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $527.24 | $527.24 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $55.00, median $86.65, highest $527.24 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $125.38. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 ear irrigation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ear irrigation explained.