Ear irrigation cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $68.00 to $431.40, with a median of $166.72. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $98.72 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $118.20 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $68.00 | $136.00 | $10.56–$209.72 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $76.80 | $128.00 | $8.46–$160.61 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $119.40 | $199.00 | $8.46–$169.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $131.40 | $219.00 | $14.45–$3,080.72 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN VIA IRRIG UNI | $137.40 | $229.00 | $8.46–$194.65 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $137.40 | $229.00 | $8.46–$194.65 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $149.40 | $249.00 | $8.46–$211.65 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $166.20 | $277.00 | $8.46–$254.84 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN VIA IRRIG UNI | $166.20 | $277.00 | $8.46–$254.84 | 40% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC REM CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE BIL | $167.24 | $226.00 | $17.05–$1,241.60 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC REM CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE UNI | $167.24 | $226.00 | $17.05–$1,241.60 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $168.00 | $280.00 | $8.38–$252.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $169.20 | $282.00 | $8.46–$931.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC REM CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE UNI | $173.74 | $238.00 | $17.05–$1,241.60 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC REM CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE BIL | $173.74 | $238.00 | $17.05–$1,241.60 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC REM CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE BIL | $183.06 | $226.00 | $12.83–$1,241.60 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC REM CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE UNI | $183.06 | $226.00 | $12.83–$1,241.60 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $192.60 | $321.00 | $8.53–$892.40 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital one side Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CERUMEN REMOVAL UNILATERAL W/IRRIGATION | $431.40 | $719.00 | $242.30–$560.82 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $68.00, median $166.72, highest $431.40 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $167.24. 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 14 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.