Ear irrigation cost in Butler, AL — inpatient
In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $342.00 to $342.00, with a median of $342.00. Across Alabama, the median is $99.59 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Lowest$342.00Ochsner Choctaw General
Median$342.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$342.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Choctaw General one side Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL source file | $342.00 | $450.00 | — | 24% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
One side of the body : lowest $342.00, median $342.00, highest $342.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $342.00 — 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.