Ear irrigation cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $45.00 to $326.37, with a median of $78.65. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Vincent Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $33.65 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $77.73 at 42 hospitals.
- The median here, $78.65, is 26% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 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 Mar 18, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$45.00Providence St Vincent Medical Center + 4 more
Median$78.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$326.37in this market
Difference7.3×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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
median
Lowest $45.00Highest $360.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $60.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center one side lowest Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $60.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital one side lowest Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $60.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center one side lowest Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC PR 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $60.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center one side lowest Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $60.00 | — | 25% |
| Oregon Health & Science University one side Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 Remove Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Unilat File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $48.10 | $74.00 | $14.21–$165.61 | 35% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center one side Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.25 | $79.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital one side Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.25 | $79.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center one side Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.25 | $79.00 | — | 25% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC REMOVE CERUMEN LAVAGE/IRRIGATION ONLY 2ND EAR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $78.65 | $121.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC REMOVE CERUMEN LAVAGE/IRRIGATION ONLY 2ND EAR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $78.65 | $121.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC REMOVE CERUMEN LAVAGE/IRRIGATION ONLY 2ND EAR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $78.65 | $121.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC REMOVE CERUMEN LAVAGE/IRRIGATION ONLY 2ND EAR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $78.65 | $121.00 | — | 35% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center one side Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.00 | $112.00 | — | 25% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $116.35 | $179.00 | $26.17–$4,569.31 | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center one side Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC REMOVE CERUMEN LAVAGE/IRRIGATION ONLY UNILATERAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.30 | $182.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center one side Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC REMOVE CERUMEN LAVAGE/IRRIGATION ONLY UNILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.30 | $182.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center one side Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC REMOVE CERUMEN LAVAGE/IRRIGATION ONLY UNILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.30 | $182.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center one side Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC REMOVE CERUMEN LAVAGE/IRRIGATION ONLY UNILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.30 | $182.00 | — | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $184.00 | $26.17–$4,569.31 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $184.00 | $26.17–$4,569.31 | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W/IRRIGATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.60 | $204.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W/IRRIGATION+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.60 | $204.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W/IRRIGATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.60 | $204.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W/IRRIGATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $132.60 | $204.00 | — | 35% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside one side Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $133.45 | $157.00 | $47.00–$152.00 | 15% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center one side Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $133.45 | $157.00 | $47.00–$152.00 | 15% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W/IRRIGATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $145.60 | $224.00 | — | 35% |
| Hillsboro Medical Center one side Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 Remove Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Unilat File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $193.05 | $297.00 | $51.15–$297.00 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $326.37 | $326.37 | $52.20–$228.38 | — |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $360.00 | $480.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $360.00 | $480.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $360.00 | $480.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $360.00 | $480.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $360.00 | $480.00 | — | 25% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $45.00, median $78.65, highest $326.37 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $78.65. 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 5 of 6 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.
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