Ear irrigation cost in Utica, NY
In Utica-Rome, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $17.58 to $102.54, with a median of $19.20. The lowest listed price is at Little Falls Hospital — $1.62 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $100.65 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 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 Utica-Rome, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Hospital one side lowest Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $17.58 | $35.15 | $109.01–$95.57 | 50% | — source file |
| Little Falls Hospital one side Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage,Unilateral | $18.36 | $68.00 | $18.60–$75.60 | 73% | — source file |
| Mvhs one side Utica, NY Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $19.20 | $32.00 | $4.23–$19.66 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs one side Utica, NY Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $19.20 | $32.00 | $4.23–$19.66 | 40% | — source file |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 HC Ear Irrigation. | $21.08 | $78.09 | $21.87–$925.06 | 73% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $98.40 | $164.00 | $43.35–$2,267.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Remove inpact cerumen irrigation | $102.54 | $254.00 | $69.20–$254.00 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Remove impacted ear wax uni | $102.54 | $254.00 | $69.20–$254.00 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Remove impacted ear wax uni | $102.54 | $254.00 | $69.20–$254.00 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Remove inpact cerumen irrigation | $102.54 | $254.00 | $69.20–$254.00 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $832.20 | $1,387.00 | $16.10–$2,267.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.58, median $19.20, highest $102.54 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $19.20. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 69209 ($99.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NYCAH PR Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $9.49 | file |