Ear irrigation cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 21 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $19.86 to $289.44, with a median of $187.20. The lowest listed price is at Mountains Community Hospital — $167.34 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $177.52 at 140 hospitals.
- The median here, $187.20, is 77% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Riverside, CA ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountains Community Hospital lowest Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $19.86 | $49.65 | $22.34–$42.20 | 60% |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $37.56 | $269.00 | $14.55–$6,471.00 | 86% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Ear Irrigation POC File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $45.75 | $61.00 | — | 25% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 EAR WAX LAVAGE ONLY File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $51.10 | $73.00 | $28.47–$65.70 | 30% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $279.70 | $11.54–$279.70 | 73% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $342.17 | $11.54–$342.17 | 78% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $342.17 | $11.54–$342.17 | 78% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC RMVL EAR WX IRRGTN/LAVAGE UNI File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $85.95 | $191.00 | $34.57–$1,992.00 | 55% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 69209-Cerumen Irrigation/Lavage File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $108.75 | $145.00 | — | 25% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC RMVL EAR WX IRRGTN/LAVAGE UNI File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $138.15 | $307.00 | $27.68–$3,171.00 | 55% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 EAR LAVAGE File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $157.22 | $224.60 | $87.59–$202.14 | 30% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC RMVL EAR WX IRRGTN/LAVAGE UNI File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $186.75 | $415.00 | $27.68–$2,696.00 | 55% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana one side Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.20 | $360.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley one side Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.20 | $360.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside one side Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.20 | $360.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus one side Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.20 | $360.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% |
| Menifee Global Medical Center one side Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 ED-REMOVE CERUMEN IRRIG/LVGE RT+1 more line at this price File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $194.00 | $11.54–$3,250.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center one side Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 ED-REMOVE CERUMEN IRRIG/LVGE RT+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $194.00 | $11.54–$3,250.00 | — |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $194.00 | $11.54–$1,075.00 | — |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital one side Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $243.52 | $1,217.61 | $71.72–$649.00 | 80% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Rmvl Ear Wx Irrgtn/Lavage Uni+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $258.00 | $258.00 | $14.57–$258.00 | — |
| San Bernardino County one side Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $263.00 | $263.00 | $14.57–$190.68 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $289.44 | $603.00 | — | 52% |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 ER-REM IMPACTD EAR WAX W/IRGTN/LVG UNLAT File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $378.00 | $378.00 | $11.54–$3,250.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 ER-REM IMPACTD EAR WAX W/IRGTN/LVG UNLAT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $378.00 | $378.00 | $11.54–$3,250.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $19.86, median $187.20, highest $289.44 — a 14.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $187.20. 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 13 of 19 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.
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