Ear irrigation cost in Oshkosh, WI
In Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $30.00 to $123.69, with a median of $57.18. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh — $27.18 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $57.18 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh one side lowest Oshkosh, WI · (920) 456-6000 REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT | $30.00 | $60.00 | $36.00–$116.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Oshkosh, WI HC Prof Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $57.18 | $102.10 | $46.97–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah one side Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 HC Prof Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $57.18 | $102.10 | $46.97–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Oshkosh, WI REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $58.58 | $104.60 | $48.12–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah one side Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $58.58 | $104.60 | $48.12–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Oshkosh, WI HC PROF REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $58.58 | $104.60 | $46.97–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah one side Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 HC PROF REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $58.58 | $104.60 | $46.97–$97.28 | 44% | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin Oshkosh, WI HC UC CERUMEN REMOVAL | $123.69 | $217.00 | $16.89–$50.51 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah one side Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $139.16 | $248.50 | $74.55–$193.02 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Oshkosh, WI HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $139.16 | $248.50 | $74.55–$188.42 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah one side Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $143.36 | $256.00 | $74.55–$193.02 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton one side Oshkosh, WI HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $143.36 | $256.00 | $74.55–$188.42 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $30.00, median $57.18, highest $123.69 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $30.00. 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 3 of 4 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.