Ear irrigation cost in Hawaii
In Hawaii, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $20.40 to $335.72, with a median of $219.80. The lowest price is at Straub Clinic & Hospital (Honolulu). The highest price is 16.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $219.80, is 107% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Hawaii ranks 46th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 9 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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$20.40Straub Clinic & Hospital
Median$219.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$335.72in Hawaii
Lowest saves$199.40vs the median
Hospitals in Hawaii, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straub Clinic & Hospital lowest Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI RN/MA-REMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE UNI | $20.40 | $34.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua one side Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $42.75 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu one side Ewa Beach · Urban Honolulu, HI REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $219.80 | $314.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| The Queens Medical Center one side Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $219.80 | $314.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa one side Wahiawa · Urban Honolulu, HI REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $219.80 | $314.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital Waimea · Hilo-Kailua, HI REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $222.60 | $318.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Kohala Hospital one side Kapaau · Hilo-Kailua, HI REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $224.25 | $345.00 | Jul 23, 2025 source file |
| Kona Community Hospital one side Kealakekua · Hilo-Kailua, HI REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $224.25 | $345.00 | Jul 28, 2025 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Honolulu Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $335.72 | $335.72 | Mar 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 6 | $20.40 | $219.80 |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI | 3 | $222.60 | $224.25 |
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
- 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
- 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.