Ear irrigation cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $59.85 to $400.00, with a median of $208.00. The lowest price is at Fairview Hospital (Great Barrington). The highest price is 6.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $208.00, is 96% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Massachusetts ranks 45th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 31 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$59.85Fairview Hospital
Median$208.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$400.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$148.15vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Hospital lowest Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA Remve Impct Ear Wx Uni MCR | $59.85 | $63.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare one side Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $66.50 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Lavage-Rem Impacted Ear Wax | $95.00 | $95.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center one side Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $103.95 | $231.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group one side Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage- Unilateral | $112.00 | $224.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital one side St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage- Unilateral | $112.00 | $224.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus one side Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage- Unilateral | $112.00 | $224.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton one side Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $124.81 | $277.36 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN IRREGATION OR LEVAGE UNI | $129.00 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital one side Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $143.50 | $205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Remove impacted ear wax uni | $168.00 | $168.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center one side Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $168.70 | $241.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN IRREGATION OR LEVAGE UNI | $171.00 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South one side Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $171.23 | $380.51 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN IRREGATION OR LEVAGE UNI | $208.00 | $208.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN IRREGATION OR LEVAGE UNI | $208.00 | $208.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN IRREGATION OR LEVAGE UNI | $213.00 | $213.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irriga/Lavage Uni | $242.00 | $242.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA Remve Impct Ear Wx Uni | $243.43 | $256.24 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA Remve Impct Ear Wx Uni | $243.43 | $256.24 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN IRREGATION OR LEVAGE UNI | $257.00 | $257.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $265.50 | $354.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC REM IMPACT CERUMEN W IRRIGATION/LAVAGE UNI | $266.35 | $266.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN IRREGATION OR LEVAGE UNI | $267.00 | $267.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH RMVL; IMPACTED EAR WAX UN | $268.80 | $384.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irriga/Lavage Uni | $271.00 | $271.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN IRREGATION OR LEVAGE UNI | $278.00 | $278.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Rem Impact Cerumen Irriga/Lavage Uni | $297.00 | $297.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC REM IMPACT CERUMEN W IRRIGATION/LAVAGE UNI | $322.86 | $322.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $357.47 | $357.47 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN IRREGATION OR LEVAGE UNI | $400.00 | $400.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 20 | $66.50 | $189.62 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $112.00 | $189.18 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $59.85 | $243.43 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $242.00 | $271.00 |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
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
- Louisiana$76.59
- Maine$51.10
- Maryland$35.54, 2 hospitals
- 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.