Ear irrigation cost in Vallejo, CA
In Vallejo, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $37.60 to $177.52, with a median of $177.52. The lowest listed price is at NorthBay Medical Center — $139.92 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $177.52 at 87 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 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 Vallejo, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthBay Medical Center one side lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Ear Lavage Unilateral | $37.60 | $37.60 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center one side lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Ear Lavage Unilateral | $37.60 | $37.60 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo one side Vallejo, CA · (707) 651-1000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $177.52 | $317.00 | $72.00–$225.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville one side Vacaville, CA · (707) 624-4000 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $177.52 | $317.00 | $72.00–$225.00 | 44% | — source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Remove Impacted Wax Irrig | $1,753.00 | $1,753.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Remove Impacted Wax Irrig | $1,753.00 | $1,753.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $37.60, median $177.52, highest $177.52 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $177.52. 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 2 of 2 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.