Ear irrigation cost in Tucson, AZ
In Tucson, AZ, 4 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $440.63 to $1,310.33, with a median of $482.12. The lowest listed price is at Northwest Sahurita Hospital and 1 other hospital — $41.49 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $26.00 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Tucson, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Sahurita Hospital lowest Tucson, AZ REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $440.63 | $2,447.93 | $39.95–$7,960.15 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita lowest Sahuarita, AZ · (520) 416-7100 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $440.63 | $2,447.93 | $39.95–$7,960.15 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson, AZ REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $523.60 | $2,181.65 | $14.78–$7,960.15 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson, AZ · (520) 901-3500 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $1,310.33 | $5,459.71 | $14.78–$7,960.15 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $440.63, median $482.12, highest $1,310.33 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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.
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.