Ear irrigation cost in Salisbury, MD — inpatient
In Salisbury, MD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $28.08 to $28.08, with a median of $28.08. Across Maryland, the median is $37.00 at 3 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Salisbury, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TidalHealth Peninsula lowest Salisbury, MD · (410) 546-6400 HC MC CERUMEN REMOVAL | $28.08 | $28.65 | $28.65–$28.08 | 2% | — source file |
| TidalHealth Peninsula both sides Salisbury, MD · (410) 546-6400 HC MC CERUMEN REMOVAL BILATERAL | $56.17 | $57.32 | $57.32–$56.17 | 2% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $28.08, median $28.08, highest $28.08.
Both sides : lowest $56.17, median $56.17, highest $56.17.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $28.08 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.