Ear irrigation cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $22.00 to $206.34, with a median of $108.12. The lowest listed price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital — $86.12 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $75.93 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.F. Thompson Hospital one side lowest Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat (Pro) | $22.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital one side Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $25.64 | $43.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital one side Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $26.50 | $53.00 | $8.24–$74.01 | 50% | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital one side Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $28.62 | $43.00 | — | 33% | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Remove impacted ear wax uni | $70.02 | — | $69.88–$125.06 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Remove impacted ear wax uni | $70.02 | — | $71.71–$145.87 | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital one side Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax Unilat | $88.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital one side Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax Unilat | $96.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic one side Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION_LAVAGE_ UNILATERAL | $146.22 | $224.95 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic one side Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION_LVG UNILAT | $146.22 | $224.95 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital one side Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION_LVG UNILAT | $192.19 | $295.67 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital one side Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION_LVG UNILAT | $192.19 | $295.67 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital one side Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION_LAVAGE_ UNILATERAL | $192.19 | $295.67 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital one side Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION_LAVAGE_ UNILATERAL | $192.19 | $295.67 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester one side Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION_LVG UNILAT | $206.34 | $257.93 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester one side Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION_LAVAGE_ UNILATERAL | $206.34 | $257.93 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital one side Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax Unilat | $226.95 | — | $27.56–$236.00 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital one side Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Remove Impacted Ear Wax Unilat | $226.95 | — | $32.27–$267.95 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $22.00, median $108.12, highest $206.34 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $146.22. 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 2 of 2 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.