Ear irrigation cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $27.03 to $43.59, with a median of $30.00. The lowest listed price is at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute and 1 other hospital — $2.97 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $57.18 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRGTN | $27.03 | $51.00 | $24.80–$44.09 | 47% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRGTN | $27.03 | $51.00 | $24.80–$44.09 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRGTN | $27.03 | $51.00 | $24.80–$44.09 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRGTN | $27.03 | $51.00 | $24.80–$44.09 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro one side Milwaukee, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $60.00 | $36.00–$116.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro one side Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $60.00 | $36.00–$116.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro one side Cudahy, WI REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $60.00 | $36.00–$116.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit one side Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $60.00 | $36.00–$116.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center one side West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $60.00 | $36.00–$116.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton one side Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $60.00 | $36.00–$116.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County one side Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $60.00 | $36.00–$116.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha one side Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $60.00 | $36.00–$116.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin one side Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION UNILAT | $43.59 | $79.25 | $55.48–$75.29 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin one side Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION UNILAT | $43.59 | $79.25 | $55.48–$75.29 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.03, median $30.00, highest $43.59 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $30.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 9 it is 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.