Ear irrigation cost in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 5 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $17.10 to $71.50, with a median of $54.85. The lowest listed price is at OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center — $37.75 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $61.75 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center lowest Oklahoma City, OK REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $17.10 | $171.00 | $56.46–$1,173.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County one side Crescent, OK Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $18.75 | $25.00 | $13.75 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County one side Crescent, OK Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $18.75 | $25.00 | $13.75 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South one side Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $54.85 | $156.72 | $39.18–$1,143.00 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital one side Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation Lvg Unilat | $54.85 | $156.72 | $39.18–$1,143.00 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital one side Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $54.85 | $156.72 | $39.18–$1,143.00 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South one side Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation Lvg Unilat | $54.85 | $156.72 | $39.18–$1,143.00 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County one side Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Mlp | $71.50 | $110.00 | $14.96–$120.54 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County one side Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Pf | $84.50 | $130.00 | $14.96–$120.54 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County both sides Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Mlp | $123.50 | $190.00 | $14.96–$120.54 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County both sides Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Pf | $144.95 | $223.00 | $14.96–$120.54 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.10, median $54.85, highest $71.50 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $123.50, median $123.50, highest $123.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $54.85. 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 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 69209 ($105.95). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKREMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $7.29 | file |