Ear irrigation cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 11 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $18.00 to $475.00, with a median of $475.00. The lowest listed price is at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center — $457.00 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $440.63 at 25 hospitals.
- The median here, $475.00, is 348% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 7.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- 9 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Jun 28, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center one side lowest Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | — | — |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $72.39 | $230.00 | $62.95–$3,949.00 | 69% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 REMVE IMPACTED EARWAX-UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $162.76 | $866.00 | $346.40–$692.80 | 81% |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center one side Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $475.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $475.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $475.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $475.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $475.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center one side Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $475.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $475.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center one side Florence, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $475.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $18.00, median $475.00, highest $475.00 — a 26.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $475.00. 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 2 of 2 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 ear irrigation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ear irrigation explained.