Ear irrigation cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $18.00 to $1,310.33, with a median of $440.63. The lowest price is at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center (Scottsdale). The highest price is 72.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $440.63, is 316% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 7.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Arizona ranks 49th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 25 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$18.00HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
Median$440.63half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,310.33in Arizona
Lowest saves$422.63vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center one side lowest Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral | $18.00 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Benson Hospital Benson · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ EAR LAVAGE REMOVE IM | $22.56 | $47.00 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center one side Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $72.39 | $230.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Copper Queen Community Hospital Bisbee · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Ear Irrigation w/ impaction | $76.00 | $95.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville · Springerville, AZ REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $106.02 | $186.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Northern Cochise Community Hospital Willcox · Safford, AZ REMOVAL IMPACT CERUM | $116.40 | $194.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $122.15 | $349.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ REMVE IMPACTED EARWAX-UNI | $162.76 | $866.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center one side Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN, IRR/LAV; UNILAT | $217.10 | $334.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center one side Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $222.28 | $370.46 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center one side Prescott · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIG/LAV UNILAT RIGHT | $256.80 | $334.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley View Medical Center one side Fort Mohave · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $358.61 | $597.69 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $440.63 | $2,447.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center one side Florence · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral | $475.00 | $475.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center one side Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral | $475.00 | $475.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center one side Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral | $475.00 | $475.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center one side Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral | $475.00 | $475.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center one side Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral | $475.00 | $475.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center one side Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral | $475.00 | $475.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center one side Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral | $475.00 | $475.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center one side Tempe · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation / Lavage, Unilateral | $475.00 | $475.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $523.60 | $2,181.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Sahuarita Hospital Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $596.76 | $3,315.31 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $622.41 | $5,186.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $1,310.33 | $5,459.71 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 11 | $18.00 | $475.00 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 4 | $122.15 | $290.44 |
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $440.63 | $560.18 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 2 | $22.56 | $49.28 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 1 | $256.80 | $256.80 |
| Springerville, AZ | 1 | $106.02 | $106.02 |
| Safford, AZ | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $217.10 | $217.10 |
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
- Alaska$91.26
- 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.