Ear irrigation cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 33 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $19.09 to $673.68, with a median of $79.26. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $60.17 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $75.93 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 33 facilities across 22 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 Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.
Lowest$19.09St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$79.26half pay less
Highest$673.68in this market
Difference35.3×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $19.09Highest $673.68
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital one side lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $19.09 | $67.41 | $12.93–$41.56 | 72% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $27.82 | $146.44 | $16.62–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $27.82 | $146.44 | $16.62–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $27.82 | $146.44 | $16.62–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $27.82 | $146.44 | $16.62–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $27.82 | $146.44 | $16.62–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $44.80 | $64.00 | $13.10–$20.32 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $50.00 | $50.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center one side Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $60.27 | $51.00 | $11.91 | -18% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals one side Jamaica, NY PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $60.27 | $51.00 | $11.91 | -18% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center one side Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $60.27 | $51.00 | $11.91 | -18% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center one side New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $60.27 | $50.00 | $11.91 | -21% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $68.92 | $459.00 | — | 85% | — source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $69.00 | $251.09 | $47.93–$251.09 | 73% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $17.89–$1,016.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $70.29–$1,707.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $70.29–$1,707.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $18.47–$1,016.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $70.29–$1,707.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $70.29–$1,707.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $70.29–$1,707.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $18.25–$1,016.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $18.47–$1,016.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $70.29–$1,707.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $70.29 | $471.14 | $18.47–$1,016.00 | 85% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital one side Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $79.06 | $256.98 | $18.92–$1,892.00 | 69% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $79.26 | $197.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $79.26 | $455.00 | — | 83% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $79.26 | $612.00 | — | 87% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $79.26 | $1,086.00 | — | 93% | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $141.00 | $141.00 | $10.00–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $158.20 | $226.00 | $56.50–$1,641.00 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $175.73 | $175.73 | $58.62–$1,570.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $177.00 | $177.00 | $10.00–$1,961.00 | — | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $195.50 | $230.00 | $69.62–$1,548.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens one side Long Island, NY HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigat/Lvg Unilat | $198.00 | $220.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $198.00 | $220.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center one side New York, NY HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigat/Lvg Unilat | $198.00 | $220.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital one side New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigat/Lvg Unilat | $198.00 | $220.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $198.00 | $220.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $198.00 | $220.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn one side Brooklyn, NY HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigat/Lvg Unilat | $198.00 | $220.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside one side New York, NY HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigat/Lvg Unilat | $198.00 | $220.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $198.00 | $220.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $198.00 | $220.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $201.19 | $201.19 | $58.62–$1,570.00 | — | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $238.46 | $1,605.00 | — | 85% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $248.80 | $1,605.00 | — | 84% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $248.80 | $1,605.00 | — | 84% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $248.80 | $1,605.00 | — | 84% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $248.80 | $1,605.00 | — | 84% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $248.80 | $1,605.00 | — | 84% | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 REM IMPAC CERUMEN W/LAVAGE,UNI | $255.00 | $255.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $256.00 | $256.00 | $73.28–$6,468.00 | — | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $271.20 | $452.00 | $17.49–$393.24 | 40% | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $327.70 | $327.70 | $73.28–$6,564.00 | — | — source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $673.68 | $673.68 | $404.21–$1,330.00 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.09, median $79.26, highest $673.68 — a 35.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $79.26. 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 18 of 22 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.