Ear irrigation cost in Worcester, MA — inpatient
In Worcester, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $242.00 to $297.00, with a median of $271.00. The lowest listed price is at UMass Memorial Medical Center — $29.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $171.23 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Memorial Medical Center lowest Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irriga/Lavage Uni | $242.00 | $242.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irriga/Lavage Uni | $271.00 | $271.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irriga/Lavage Uni | $297.00 | $297.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $242.00, median $271.00, highest $297.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $271.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.