Ear irrigation cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 20 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $120.00 to $1,103.48, with a median of $267.08. The lowest listed price is at Mease Countryside Hospital and 7 other hospitals — $147.08 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $188.65 at 95 hospitals.
- The median here, $267.08, is 152% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 4.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Tampa, FL ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jul 10, 2026.
Lowest$120.00Mease Countryside Hospital + 7 more
Median$267.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,103.48in this market
Difference9.2×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
median
Lowest $120.00Highest $1,103.48
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mease Countryside Hospital lowest Safety Harbor, FL · (727) 734-6950 WC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATE UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 WC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATE UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant NorthBay Hospital one side New Port Richey, FL · (727) 842-8468 ED REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN IRRIG/LAV UNILAT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant Hospital one side Clearwater, FL · (727) 462-7000 ED REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN IRRIG/LAV UNILAT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant Hospital lowest Clearwater, FL · (727) 462-7000 WC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATE UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| St Anthony's Hospital one side St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 ED REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN IRRIG/LAV UNILAT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| Mease Countryside Hospital one side Safety Harbor, FL · (727) 734-6950 ED REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN IRRIG/LAV UNILAT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant NorthBay Hospital lowest New Port Richey, FL · (727) 842-8468 WC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATE UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital one side Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 ED REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN IRRIG/LAV UNILAT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital lowest Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 WC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATE UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital one side Plant City, FL · (813) 757-1200 ED REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN IRRIG/LAV UNILAT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital lowest Plant City, FL · (813) 757-1200 WC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATE UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel one side Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 914-1000 ED REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN IRRIG/LAV UNILAT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| St Anthony's Hospital lowest St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 WC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATE UNI File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital one side Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 ED REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN IRRIG/LAV UNILAT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $36.00–$200.00 | 40% |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital one side Tampa, FL REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNILATERAL LT+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $260.00 | $49.14–$260.00 | 50% |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.35 | $421.00 | — | 65% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital one side Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $386.80 | $967.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital one side Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $386.80 | $967.00 | — | 60% |
| AdventHealth Riverview one side Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $670.29 | $670.29 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel one side Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $670.29 | $670.29 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills one side Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $670.29 | $670.29 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood one side Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $670.29 | $670.29 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa one side Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $670.29 | $670.29 | — | — |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas one side Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $768.81 | $768.81 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Dade City one side Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $884.32 | $884.32 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Connerton one side Land O Lakes, FL HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,103.48 | $1,103.48 | — | — |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital both sides Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $773.20 | $1,933.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital both sides Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Bilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $773.20 | $1,933.00 | — | 60% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $120.00, median $267.08, highest $1,103.48 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $773.20, median $773.20, highest $773.20.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $267.08. 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 9 of 9 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.
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