Ear irrigation cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient
In Lubbock, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $12.60 to $158.76, with a median of $158.76. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $146.16 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $111.30 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Levelland one side lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC PR 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT RHC | $12.60 | $30.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Noncdm Charge Record | $124.00 | $124.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $128.52 | $306.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $158.76 | $378.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $158.76 | $378.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $158.76 | $378.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Remove Impacted Earwax Irrig Uni | $243.00 | $243.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Remove Impacted Earwax Irrig Uni (Uc) | $256.00 | $256.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $12.60, median $158.76, highest $158.76 — a 12.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $158.76 — 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.