Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear irrigation cost in Lexington, KY — inpatient

In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $160.74 to $160.74, with a median of $160.74. Across Kentucky, the median is $291.50 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$160.74University of Kentucky Hospital
Median$160.74half pay less
Highest$160.74in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lexington-Fayette, KY.

median
Lowest $160.74Highest $241.78
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Kentucky Hospital one side lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilateral $160.74 $401.86 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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University of Kentucky Hospital one side lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lavage Unilateral $160.74 $401.86 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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University of Kentucky Hospital both sides Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Bilateral $241.78 $604.46 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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University of Kentucky Hospital both sides Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lavage Bilateral $241.78 $604.46 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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One side of the body : lowest $160.74, median $160.74, highest $160.74.

Both sides : lowest $241.78, median $241.78, highest $241.78.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $226.12 — 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.