Ear irrigation cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 19 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: 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 19 facilities across 14 cities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
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 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 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 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 |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $68.92 | $459.00 | — | 85% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $79.26 | $1,086.00 | — | 93% | — 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 |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Rem Cerumen Ear Irrig/Lavage | $79.26 | $197.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $158.20 | $226.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 New York, NY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $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 |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $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 |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 REM IMPAC CERUMEN W/LAVAGE,UNI | $255.00 | $255.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 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 |
| 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $19.09, median $79.26, highest $673.68 — a 35.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 33 facilities here, median $79.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 8 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.