Ear irrigation cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $15.00 to $562.12, with a median of $76.59. The lowest price is at Franklin Medical Center (Winnsboro). The highest price is 37.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $76.59, is 28% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Louisiana ranks 11th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 46 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$15.00Franklin Medical Center
Median$76.59half of hospitals charge less
Highest$562.12in Louisiana
Lowest saves$61.59vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Medical Center lowest Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA Ear Irrigation POC | $15.00 | $25.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $18.20 | $26.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $18.90 | $63.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $27.16 | $194.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $32.16 | $201.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA REM IMP CERUMEN - IRR/LAV - UN | $36.35 | $72.69 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATIO | $37.00 | $37.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $39.30 | $131.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA CERUMEN REMOVAL WITH IRRIGATION ONLY | $40.00 | $40.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA EAR IRRIGATION | $41.00 | $82.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner one side Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $43.12 | $154.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital one side Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $44.20 | $130.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA REMOVE EAR WAX USING WASH | $45.00 | $75.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital one side Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $45.36 | $168.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital one side Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $51.06 | $222.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA one side West Monroe · Monroe, LA REMOVE IMPACTD EAR WAX UNI RT | $53.67 | $161.64 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA Ear Irrigation POC | $54.40 | $68.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $55.35 | $205.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNIL | $63.20 | $158.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center one side Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $64.05 | $305.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics one side Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $69.42 | $267.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital one side Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $70.08 | $219.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center one side Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $72.38 | $154.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $80.80 | $505.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation one side New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $81.62 | $371.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $84.04 | $382.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary one side Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $92.00 | $460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport one side Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $92.82 | $357.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $97.22 | $162.03 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center one side Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $99.96 | $357.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital one side Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $108.90 | $363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge one side Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $112.96 | $353.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital one side Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $117.48 | $267.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA HC Cerumen Removal Each; Irrigation | $122.44 | $425.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ED- REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IR | $123.60 | $123.60 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital one side Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $136.80 | $304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAG | $151.02 | $204.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $157.08 | $1,122.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $157.08 | $1,122.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $157.08 | $1,122.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $157.08 | $1,122.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX; UNI | $162.00 | $162.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Cerumen Irrigation/Lavage | $168.00 | $336.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Rem Cerumen W Irrig/Lavage Uni | $187.20 | $234.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe one side Monroe · Monroe, LA HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRAGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $325.68 | $1,416.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 69209 RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN IRRG/LAVG | $562.12 | $2,162.00 | Jan 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 12 | $27.16 | $75.44 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $39.30 | $66.74 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $72.38 | $120.54 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $37.00 | $92.00 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $41.00 | $53.67 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $92.82 | $99.96 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $97.22 | $109.83 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $63.20 | $112.60 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $562.12 | $562.12 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $44.20 | $44.20 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $18.90 | $18.90 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $18.20 | $18.20 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $54.40 | $54.40 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $157.08 | $157.08 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $36.35 | $36.35 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
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
- Kentucky$104.70
- 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.