Ear irrigation cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $12.50 to $461.34, with a median of $104.70. The lowest price is at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital (Hardinsburg). The highest price is 36.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $104.70, is about the same as the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Kentucky ranks 25th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 60 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$12.50Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
Median$104.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$461.34in Kentucky
Lowest saves$92.20vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital lowest Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $12.50 | $25.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $15.75 | $21.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY REM IMPACTED CER USING IRR/LAVA UNIL | $16.20 | $27.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 69209 Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage | $16.50 | $27.50 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN-LAVAGE | $24.60 | $41.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $24.70 | $38.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $25.84 | $34.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $31.04 | $37.40 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN-LAVAGE | $37.20 | $62.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN-LAVAGE | $37.20 | $62.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN-LAVAGE | $37.20 | $62.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center one side Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $37.95 | $122.39 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN-LAVAGE | $39.60 | $66.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY REMV IMPACT CERUMNT W IRRI/LAV | $48.00 | $96.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville one side Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $50.85 | $391.10 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $55.14 | $146.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $63.05 | $97.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital one side Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $70.81 | $177.03 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $72.64 | $207.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $74.27 | $176.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $75.58 | $156.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN-LAVAGE | $75.60 | $126.00 | Jan 1, 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 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB IRRIGATE IMPACT CERUMEN | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB IRRIGATE IMPACT CERUMEN | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB IRRIGATE IMPACT CERUMEN | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB IRRIGATE IMPACT CERUMEN | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB IRRIGATE IMPACT CERUMEN | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB IRRIGATE IMPACT CERUMEN | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital one side Henderson · Henderson, KY HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $104.40 | $348.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way one side Martin · Pikeville, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN LAV RT | $105.00 | $175.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital one side Hayden · Hayden, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN LAV LT | $105.00 | $175.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital one side West Liberty · West Liberty, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN LAV LT | $105.00 | $175.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital one side Barbourville · Corbin, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN LAV LT | $105.60 | $176.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital one side Harlan · Harlan, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN LAV RT | $108.60 | $181.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center one side Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN LAV RT | $108.60 | $181.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $110.00 | $110.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital one side Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $114.64 | $286.59 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $123.45 | $294.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $139.62 | $294.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital one side Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $147.58 | $314.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irrigat Uni | $149.40 | $249.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $157.70 | $294.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital one side Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lavage Unilateral | $160.74 | $401.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital one side Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $180.62 | $451.56 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center one side Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $183.45 | $458.62 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center one side Maysville · Maysville, KY Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $187.99 | $469.97 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital one side Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $207.58 | $518.96 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood one side Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNILATERAL | $238.51 | $238.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital one side Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $247.01 | $617.52 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 25, 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 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $291.50 | $388.66 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irrigat Uni | $363.00 | $605.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center one side Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $429.78 | $1,074.45 | Jul 10, 2026 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 9 | $70.81 | $157.70 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 8 | $74.27 | $96.40 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $72.64 | $198.55 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $37.20 | $72.30 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $25.84 | $112.49 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $16.50 | $291.50 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $75.60 | $92.80 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $16.20 | $16.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $24.70 | $24.70 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $238.51 | $238.51 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $37.95 | $37.95 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $291.50 | $291.50 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $180.62 | $180.62 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $63.05 | $63.05 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $108.60 | $108.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $24.60 | $24.60 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $104.40 | $104.40 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $84.60 | $84.60 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $207.58 | $207.58 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $96.40 | $96.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $187.99 | $187.99 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $15.75 | $15.75 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $147.58 | $147.58 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $50.85 | $50.85 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $429.78 | $429.78 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $55.14 | $55.14 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $37.20 | $37.20 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $31.04 | $31.04 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $37.20 | $37.20 |
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
- Idaho$111.80
- Illinois$115.44
- Indiana$175.80
- Iowa$69.19
- Kansas$97.16
- 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.