Ear irrigation cost in Storm Lake, IA
In Storm Lake, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $36.80 to $36.80, with a median of $36.80. Across Iowa, the median is $35.95 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Storm Lake, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center lowest Storm Lake, IA · (712) 732-4030 PR REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $36.80 | $46.00 | — | 20% | — source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA · (712) 732-4030 HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $98.40 | $123.00 | $65.00–$119.00 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $36.80, median $36.80, highest $36.80.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $98.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.