Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear irrigation cost in Soda Springs, ID — inpatient

In Soda Springs, ID, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear as an inpatient: from $163.10 to $163.10, with a median of $163.10. Across Idaho, the median is $111.80 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69209, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 9, 2026.

Lowest$163.10Caribou Medical Center
Median$163.10half pay less
Highest$163.10in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Caribou Medical Center Soda Springs, ID · (208) 547-3341 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing $163.10 $233.00 $104.85–$228.34 30% Jun 9, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $163.10, median $163.10, highest $163.10.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $28.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.