Ear irrigation cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 13 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $20.80 to $310.32, with a median of $75.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital South — $54.60 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $59.80 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 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 Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital South one side lowest Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Mlp | $20.80 | $32.00 | $57.96–$132.95 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Elsberry, MO Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $24.00 | $32.00 | $12.80–$28.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Elsberry, MO Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $24.00 | $32.00 | $12.80–$28.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Elsberry, MO Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $24.00 | $32.00 | $12.80–$28.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Elsberry, MO Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $24.00 | $32.00 | $12.80–$28.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Elsberry, MO Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $24.00 | $32.00 | $12.80–$28.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities one side Washington, MO Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $24.00 | $32.00 | $12.80–$28.80 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Pf | $24.70 | $38.00 | $16.00–$1,199.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 EAR IRRIGATION(ONE EAR) | $36.48 | $60.80 | $60.80 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Mlp | $71.50 | $110.00 | $14.51–$1,106.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Mlp | $71.50 | $110.00 | $16.00–$1,199.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Mlp | $75.40 | $116.00 | $7.54–$116.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Pf | $83.85 | $129.00 | $57.96–$73.86 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Pf | $83.85 | $129.00 | $16.00–$1,199.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat Pf | $89.05 | $137.00 | $70.88–$77.97 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $114.48 | $159.00 | $6.00–$159.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION/LAVAGE UNI | $126.72 | $176.00 | $49.28–$176.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $139.10 | $214.00 | $70.88–$77.97 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION/LAVAGE UNI | $156.24 | $217.00 | $60.76–$217.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $189.80 | $292.00 | $276.00–$288.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $199.55 | $307.00 | $14.51–$1,106.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $206.05 | $317.00 | $57.96–$132.95 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $206.05 | $317.00 | $20.61–$317.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $206.05 | $317.00 | $20.61–$317.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $280.13 | $280.13 | $37.81–$300.00 | — | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION/LAVAGE UNI | $310.32 | $431.00 | $62.83–$431.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $321.75 | $495.00 | $32.18–$445.50 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Mlp | $112.45 | $173.00 | $57.96–$132.95 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Mlp | $112.45 | $173.00 | $11.25–$155.70 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis both sides Saint Louis, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Mlp | $112.45 | $173.00 | $11.25–$173.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln both sides Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Mlp | $118.95 | $183.00 | $70.88–$77.97 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Pf | $132.60 | $204.00 | $13.26–$204.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Pf | $132.60 | $204.00 | $57.96–$73.86 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis both sides Saint Louis, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Pf | $132.60 | $204.00 | $57.96–$132.95 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln both sides Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat Pf | $140.40 | $216.00 | $14.04–$216.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln both sides Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat | $222.30 | $342.00 | $22.23–$342.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat | $331.50 | $510.00 | $16.00–$1,199.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat | $349.05 | $537.00 | $288.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson both sides Festus, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat | $359.45 | $553.00 | $3,428.00–$8,893.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis both sides Saint Louis, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Bilat | $359.45 | $553.00 | $239.00–$310.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.80, median $75.40, highest $310.32 — a 14.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $112.45, median $112.45, highest $359.45 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $114.48. 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 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.