Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear irrigation cost in Moses Lake, WA — inpatient

In Moses Lake, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $62.00 to $170.13, with a median of $116.07. The lowest listed price is at Grant County Public Hospital District 1 — $54.07 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $112.29 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 27, 2026 and May 27, 2026.

Lowest$62.00Grant County Public Hospital District 1
Median$116.07half pay less
Highest$170.13in this market
Difference2.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Moses Lake, WA.

median
Lowest $62.00Highest $415.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Grant County Public Hospital District 1 one side lowest Moses Lake, WA HC PR 69209 Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat Rhc $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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Grant County Public Hospital District 1 one side lowest Moses Lake, WA HC PR ED 69209 Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat Cdm $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy, WA · (509) 787-3531 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing $170.13 $170.13 $90.13–$161.62 — May 27, 2026
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Grant County Public Hospital District 1 Moses Lake, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing $415.00 $415.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $62.00, median $116.07, highest $170.13 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $116.07 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.