Ear irrigation cost in Massena, NY
In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body): from $99.32 to $113.59, with a median of $101.97. The lowest listed price is at Gouverneur Hospital — $2.65 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $75.93 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouverneur Hospital one side lowest Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION_LAVAGE_ UNILATERAL | $99.32 | $152.80 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Slhs Massena one side Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION_LAVAGE_ UNILATERAL | $101.97 | $156.87 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital one side Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION_LAVAGE_ UNILATERAL | $113.59 | $174.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena one side Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION_LVG UNILAT | $141.78 | $218.13 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $99.32, median $101.97, highest $113.59 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $101.97. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.