Ear irrigation cost in Meridian, MS — inpatient
In Meridian, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $20.46 to $37.20, with a median of $28.83. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center — $8.37 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $39.06 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Feb 25, 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 Meridian, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center one side lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 553-6000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $20.46 | $93.00 | $18.60–$74.40 | 78% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center one side lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 553-6000 HC ED 69209-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W IRRIGATION-UNILATERAL | $20.46 | $93.00 | $18.60–$74.40 | 78% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South one side Meridian, MS · (601) 484-3590 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $37.20 | $93.00 | $18.60–$69.75 | 60% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South one side Meridian, MS · (601) 484-3590 HC ED 69209-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W IRRIGATION-UNILATERAL | $37.20 | $93.00 | $18.60–$69.75 | 60% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $20.46, median $28.83, highest $37.20 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $28.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.