Ear irrigation cost in Tulsa, OK — inpatient
In Tulsa, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $42.37 to $206.34, with a median of $49.58. The lowest listed price is at St. John Sapulpa and 1 other hospital — $7.21 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $61.75 at 24 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV LT 18438 | $42.37 | $114.50 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV LT 18438 | $42.37 | $114.50 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV RT 18438 | $42.37 | $114.50 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV RT 18438 | $42.37 | $114.50 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso one side Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV LT 18438 | $49.58 | $134.00 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Broken Arrow one side Jenks, OK REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV LT 18438 | $49.58 | $134.00 | $12.94 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Broken Arrow one side Jenks, OK REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV RT 18438 | $49.58 | $134.00 | $12.94 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso one side Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV RT 18438 | $49.58 | $134.00 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BIL69209 | $63.55 | $171.75 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BIL69209 | $63.55 | $171.75 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BIL69209 | $99.16 | $268.00 | $12.94–$21.78 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Broken Arrow Jenks, OK REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV BIL69209 | $99.16 | $268.00 | $12.94 | 63% | — source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale one side Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $206.34 | $515.85 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South one side Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $206.34 | $515.85 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $42.37, median $49.58, highest $206.34 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $49.58 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.