Ear irrigation cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 4 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $15.60 to $35.35, with a median of $27.26. The lowest listed price is at York Hospital — $11.66 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $35.35 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 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 Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Hospital lowest York, ME · (207) 351-2478 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX W/IRR OR LAV;UNI | $15.60 | $26.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RMV IMPACT EAR WAX IRR/LVG UNI | $21.06 | $81.00 | $52.65–$60.43 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC RMV IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $21.06 | $81.00 | $52.65–$60.43 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC BH RMV IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $21.06 | $81.00 | $52.65–$60.43 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 DR REMOV IMPACTED CERUMEN IRR/LAV-UNI | $22.80 | $38.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $24.00 | $40.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth one side Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $33.45 | $33.45 | $15.27–$32.54 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth one side Biddeford, ME PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $35.35 | $35.35 | $15.27–$32.10 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth one side Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT - AMBULATORY RATE | $40.85 | $40.85 | $15.27–$32.54 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth one side Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT - AMBULATORY RATE | $100.85 | $100.85 | $74.19–$94.80 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ER REMOV IMPACTED CERUMEN IRR/LAV-UNI | $118.80 | $198.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth one side Biddeford, ME HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $134.60 | $134.60 | $99.01–$126.52 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth one side Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $143.25 | $143.25 | $105.37–$134.66 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $15.60, median $27.26, highest $35.35 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $33.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 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.