Ear irrigation cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $19.25 to $461.34, with a median of $291.50. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 24.0× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$19.25Deaconess Henderson Hospital + 1 more
Median$291.50half pay less
Highest$461.34in Kentucky
Lowest saves$272.25vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital one side lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $19.25 | $55.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County one side lowest Morganfield · Morganfield, KY PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $19.25 | $55.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG REMOVE EAR WAX (CERUMEN) /W IRRIGATION | $84.60 | $211.48 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB IRRIGATE IMPACT CERUMEN | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irrigat Uni | $149.40 | $249.00 | — source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital one side Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilateral | $160.74 | $401.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irrigat Uni | $363.00 | $605.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester one side Manchester · Corbin, KY HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $461.34 | $461.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $96.40 | $291.50 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $291.50 | $376.42 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $160.74 | $226.12 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $291.50 | $327.25 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $149.40 | $220.45 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $291.50 | $291.50 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $19.25 | $19.25 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $84.60 | $84.60 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $19.25 | $19.25 |
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.
Earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear in other states
- Alabama$106.61
- Alaska$111.93
- Arizona$26.00
- Arkansas$25.50
- California$177.52
- Colorado$122.01
- Connecticut$95.00
- Delaware$246.96
- Florida$291.40
- Georgia$149.76
- Hawaii$178.06
- Idaho$166.00
- Illinois$116.40
- Indiana$124.60
- Iowa$35.95
- Kansas$297.10
- Louisiana$84.04
- Maine$35.35
- Maryland$37.00
- Massachusetts$171.23
- Michigan$70.55
- Minnesota$80.55
- Mississippi$39.06
- Missouri$59.80
- Montana$22.40
- Nebraska$46.62
- Nevada$64.00
- New Hampshire$36.51
- New Jersey$79.26
- New Mexico$118.27
- New York$75.93
- North Carolina$119.20
- North Dakota$80.24
- Ohio$154.70
- Oklahoma$61.75
- Oregon$45.00
- Pennsylvania$118.20
- Rhode Island$255.00
- South Carolina$114.50
- South Dakota$168.00
- Tennessee$27.45
- Texas$111.30
- Utah$155.68
- Vermont$45.00
- Virginia$105.50
- Washington$113.22
- West Virginia$77.75
- Wisconsin$57.18
- Wyoming$23.04
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.