Ear irrigation cost in Merced, CA — inpatient
In Merced, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $395.00 to $395.00, with a median of $395.00. Across California, the median is $177.52 at 140 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Merced, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos lowest Los Banos, CA · (209) 826-0591 HCHG RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRR/LAV UNI | $395.00 | $395.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center both sides Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RHC IRRIG CERUM IMPACT BI | $116.91 | $227.00 | $136.20–$213.38 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $395.00, median $395.00, highest $395.00.
Both sides : lowest $116.91, median $116.91, highest $116.91.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $395.00 — 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.