Ear irrigation cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $47.73 to $421.50, with a median of $55.20. The lowest listed price is at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs and 4 other hospitals — $7.47 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $63.38 at 41 hospitals.
- The median here, $55.20, is 48% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $47.73 | $111.00 | $16.65–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $47.73 | $111.00 | $17.76–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $47.73 | $111.00 | $17.76–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $47.73 | $111.00 | $15.54–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands lowest Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $47.73 | $111.00 | $18.87–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Removal impacted cerumen w irrigation/lavage unila+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $55.20 | $184.00 | $84.64–$908.00 | 70% |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $63.38 | $97.50 | $24.38–$251.79 | 35% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $63.38 | $97.50 | $24.38–$251.79 | 35% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 MFM Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lav+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $66.24 | $184.00 | $84.64–$908.00 | 64% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $67.00 | $134.00 | $49.58–$131.32 | 50% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $421.50 | $562.00 | $60.96–$3,588.88 | 25% |
| CHI Health Midlands both sides Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $95.46 | $222.00 | $30.53–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $95.46 | $222.00 | $30.53–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs both sides Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $95.46 | $222.00 | $30.53–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $95.46 | $222.00 | $30.53–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $95.46 | $222.00 | $30.53–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa both sides Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $131.00 | $262.00 | $96.94–$256.76 | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $47.73, median $55.20, highest $421.50 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $95.46, median $95.46, highest $131.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $47.73. 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 2 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 ear irrigation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ear irrigation explained.