Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear irrigation cost in Phoenix, AZ — inpatient

In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 9 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $18.00 to $26.00, with a median of $26.00. The lowest listed price is at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center — $8.00 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $26.00 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 cities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$18.00HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
Median$26.00half pay less
Highest$26.00in this market
Difference1.4×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $18.00Highest $475.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

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HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center one side lowest Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral $18.00 $18.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center one side Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $26.00 $26.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $26.00 $26.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $26.00 $26.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $26.00 $26.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $26.00 $26.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $26.00 $26.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Florence Medical Center one side Florence, AZ Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $26.00 $26.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center one side Tempe, AZ Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $26.00 $26.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Pr Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat $26.00 $26.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Florence Medical Center one side Florence, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral $475.00 $475.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center one side Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral $475.00 $475.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral $475.00 $475.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center one side Tempe, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral $475.00 $475.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral $475.00 $475.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral $475.00 $475.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center one side Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral $475.00 $475.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center one side Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral $475.00 $475.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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One side of the body : lowest $18.00, median $26.00, highest $26.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $26.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.