Ear irrigation cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $102.00 to $204.00, with a median of $146.57. The lowest listed price is at Seattle Children's Hospital — $44.57 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $113.22 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Children's Hospital lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Rmvl Impacted Ear Wax Using Irrigation/Lavage | $102.00 | $102.00 | $25.70–$146.78 | — | — source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Rem Impact Cerumen/Lavage, Uni | $104.00 | $208.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $113.22 | $222.00 | $142.19–$177.60 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $113.22 | $222.00 | $142.19–$177.60 | 49% | — source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $179.92 | $346.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $204.00 | $425.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $204.00 | $425.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $204.00 | $425.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $102.00, median $146.57, highest $204.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $111.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 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.
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.