Surgery and procedures CPT 69209 Outpatient

Ear irrigation cost in Wayne, NE

In Wayne, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear (one side of the body): from $54.61 to $54.61, with a median of $54.61. Across Nebraska, the median is $50.62 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Oct 29, 2025 and Oct 29, 2025.

Lowest$54.61Providence Medical Center
Median$54.61half pay less
Highest$54.61in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Wayne, NE.

median
Lowest $54.61Highest $110.20
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Medical Center one side lowest Wayne, NE · (402) 375-3800 69209 Removal impacted cerumen irrigation/lavage, unilateral - PMC $54.61 $57.48 $33.91–$56.33 5% Oct 29, 2025
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Providence Medical Center one side Wayne, NE · (402) 375-3800 69209-Removal Impacted Ear Wax-Unilateral $55.10 $58.00 $34.22–$56.84 5% Oct 29, 2025
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Providence Medical Center one side Wayne, NE · (402) 375-3800 69209-Removal Impacted Ear Wax w/ Irrigation; Unilateral $55.10 $58.00 $34.22–$56.84 5% Oct 29, 2025
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Providence Medical Center one side Wayne, NE · (402) 375-3800 69209 Removal impacted cerumen irrigation/lavage, unilateral 981 - PMC $76.00 $80.00 $47.20–$78.40 5% Oct 29, 2025
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Providence Medical Center both sides Wayne, NE · (402) 375-3800 69209-Removal Impacted Ear Wax-Bilateral $110.20 $116.00 $68.44–$113.68 5% Oct 29, 2025
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Providence Medical Center both sides Wayne, NE · (402) 375-3800 69209-Removal Impacted Ear Wax w/ Irrigation; Bilateral $110.20 $116.00 $68.44–$113.68 5% Oct 29, 2025
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One side of the body : lowest $54.61, median $54.61, highest $54.61.

Both sides : lowest $110.20, median $110.20, highest $110.20.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $54.61. 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 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.