Ear irrigation cost in Idaho
In Idaho, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $28.50 to $297.00, with a median of $111.80. The lowest price is at Shoshone Medical Center (Kellogg). The highest price is 10.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $111.80, is 6% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Idaho ranks 30th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 23 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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$28.50Shoshone Medical Center
Median$111.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$297.00in Idaho
Lowest saves$83.30vs the median
Hospitals in Idaho, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoshone Medical Center lowest Kellogg · Kellogg, ID 69209 Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage | $28.50 | $38.00 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Gritman Medical Center one side Moscow · Moscow, ID REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $32.00 | $32.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Caribou Medical Center Soda Springs · Soda Springs, ID Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $32.90 | $47.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint · Sandpoint, ID Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $35.20 | $44.00 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Boundary Community Hospital Bonners Ferry · Bonners Ferry, ID Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $44.80 | $56.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Bingham Memorial Hospital Blackfoot · Blackfoot, ID Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $46.90 | $67.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Power County Hospital District American Falls · American Falls, ID REMOVAL CERUMEN IRRIGATION- LAVAGE | $63.90 | $64.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lost Rivers Medical Center Arco · Idaho Falls, ID Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $75.20 | $94.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Hospital one side Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $77.00 | $77.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Valor Health Emmett · Boise City, ID Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $86.81 | $91.38 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Bear Lake County Memorial Hospital one side Montpelier · Montpelier, ID REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNILAT | $106.68 | $125.50 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise one side Boise · Boise City, ID HC Removal Ceremun Impacted Irrigation Rt | $111.80 | $172.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Specialty Hospital one side Post Falls · Coeur d'Alene, ID REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $123.00 | $123.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Steele Memorial Medical Center Salmon · Salmon, ID Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $135.75 | $181.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center Twin Falls · Twin Falls, ID | $166.00 | $166.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's McCall McCall · McCall, ID | $166.00 | $166.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa · Boise City, ID | $166.00 | $166.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise · Boise City, ID | $166.00 | $166.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum · Hailey, ID | $166.00 | $166.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Treasure Valley Hospital one side Boise · Boise City, ID Cerumen Removal - Irrigation Charges -> Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $196.25 | $196.25 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello · Pocatello, ID Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $247.20 | $412.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Weiser Memorial Hospital Weiser · Weiser, ID REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX 69209 ER FAC | $263.78 | $351.70 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Idaho Falls Community Hospital one side Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $297.00 | $297.00 | Mar 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City, ID | 5 | $86.81 | $166.00 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3 | $75.20 | $77.00 |
| American Falls, ID | 1 | $63.90 | $63.90 |
| Bonners Ferry, ID | 1 | $44.80 | $44.80 |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $46.90 | $46.90 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $123.00 | $123.00 |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $166.00 | $166.00 |
| Kellogg, ID | 1 | $28.50 | $28.50 |
| McCall, ID | 1 | $166.00 | $166.00 |
| Montpelier, ID | 1 | $106.68 | $106.68 |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Pocatello, ID | 1 | $247.20 | $247.20 |
| Salmon, ID | 1 | $135.75 | $135.75 |
| Soda Springs, ID | 1 | $32.90 | $32.90 |
| Sandpoint, ID | 1 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $166.00 | $166.00 |
| Weiser, ID | 1 | $263.78 | $263.78 |
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
- Hawaii$219.80
- 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.