Ear irrigation cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $24.00 to $99.06, with a median of $90.28. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $66.28 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $36.51 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP CERUMEN IMPACT IRRIG W/O INSTRUMENT | $24.00 | $40.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $90.28 | $244.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Rem Impact Cerumen W/Irrigation | $90.28 | $244.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua one side Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC UC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $99.06 | $254.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REM IMPACT CERUMEN IRRIGAT UNI | $99.06 | $254.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX IRRIGATE/ LVG UNI | $99.06 | $254.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REMOV IMP EAR WAX 1 EAR | $99.06 | $254.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $24.00, median $90.28, highest $99.06 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $90.28 — 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.