Ear irrigation cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $41.50 to $388.00, with a median of $91.26. The lowest price is at Cordova Community Medical Center (Cordova). The highest price is 9.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $91.26, is 14% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Alaska ranks 18th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 69209. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$41.50Cordova Community Medical Center
Median$91.26half of hospitals charge less
Highest$388.00in Alaska
Lowest saves$49.76vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Community Medical Center one side lowest Cordova · Cordova, AK REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN/LAVAGE, UNILAT | $41.50 | $83.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Norton Sound Health Nome · Nome, AK Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $47.50 | $95.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer · Homer, AK Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $72.37 | $96.49 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $73.62 | $77.49 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $78.78 | $101.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $79.00 | $79.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center one side Valdez · Valdez, AK HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM | $91.26 | $117.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $129.00 | $129.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $132.60 | $204.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center one side Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM | $145.08 | $186.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $200.04 | $666.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center one side Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM | $315.12 | $404.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maniilaq Health Center Kotzebue · Kotzebue, AK Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $388.00 | $388.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 3 | $79.00 | $200.04 |
| Cordova, AK | 1 | $41.50 | $41.50 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $73.62 | $73.62 |
| Homer, AK | 1 | $72.37 | $72.37 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $145.08 | $145.08 |
| Kotzebue, AK | 1 | $388.00 | $388.00 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Nome, AK | 1 | $47.50 | $47.50 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $78.78 | $78.78 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $129.00 | $129.00 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $91.26 | $91.26 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What ear irrigation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ear irrigation explained.
Earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear in other states
- Alabama$99.59
- Arizona$440.63
- Arkansas$54.00
- California$177.52
- Colorado$122.01
- Connecticut$115.80
- Delaware$246.96
- District of Columbia$187.73, 3 hospitals
- Florida$188.65
- Georgia$102.60
- Hawaii$219.80
- Idaho$111.80
- Illinois$115.44
- Indiana$175.80
- Iowa$69.19
- Kansas$97.16
- Kentucky$104.70
- Louisiana$76.59
- Maine$51.10
- Maryland$35.54, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$208.00
- Michigan$101.90
- Minnesota$77.42
- Mississippi$56.80
- Missouri$110.50
- Montana$43.90
- Nebraska$63.38
- Nevada$84.50
- New Hampshire$71.82
- New Jersey$372.02
- New Mexico$132.60
- New York$121.00
- North Carolina$106.20
- North Dakota$60.80
- Ohio$154.70
- Oklahoma$61.80
- Oregon$77.73
- Pennsylvania$139.80
- Puerto Rico$50.50, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$179.83
- South Carolina$117.50
- South Dakota$163.60
- Tennessee$45.30
- Texas$111.30
- Utah$164.64
- Vermont$99.50
- Virginia$97.50
- Washington$111.36
- West Virginia$84.25
- Wisconsin$88.31
- Wyoming$91.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.