Ear irrigation cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 13 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $42.37 to $223.20, with a median of $74.40. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St. John Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $32.03 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $61.80 at 43 hospitals.
- The median here, $74.40, is 30% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 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 Nov 3, 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV LT 18438+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $42.37 | $114.50 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV RT 18438+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $42.37 | $114.50 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks one side Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV LT 18438+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $49.58 | $134.00 | $12.94 | 63% |
| St John Owasso one side Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV RT 18438+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $49.58 | $134.00 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $58.20 | $97.00 | $52.38–$150.68 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $61.80 | $206.00 | $51.50–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BIL69209 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $63.55 | $171.75 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BIL69209 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $63.55 | $171.75 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing+1 more line at this price File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $74.40 | $124.00 | $56.74–$194.19 | 40% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $83.40 | $278.00 | $56.50–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $88.50 | $295.00 | $56.50–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BIL69209 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $99.16 | $268.00 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BIL69209 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $99.16 | $268.00 | $12.94 | 63% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $133.80 | $446.00 | $56.50–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South one side Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $206.34 | $515.85 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale one side Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $206.34 | $515.85 | — | 60% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $223.20 | $744.00 | $56.50–$2,438.00 | 70% |
Outpatient: lowest $42.37, median $74.40, highest $223.20 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $74.40. 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 7 of 11 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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