Ear irrigation cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $13.00 to $10,417.99, with a median of $110.50. The lowest price is at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (Ste. Genevieve). The highest price is 801.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $110.50, is 4% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Missouri ranks 27th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 53 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$13.00Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Median$110.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,417.99in Missouri
Lowest saves$97.50vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital lowest Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $13.00 | $26.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO CERUMEN REMOVAL SYRINGE IRR/LAVAGE | $21.70 | $31.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO REM IMPACTED CERUMEN W/IRRIGATION UNI | $23.10 | $33.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO PF RMVL IMP CRMN IRR/LAV UNI | $28.00 | $40.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $35.03 | $139.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $35.28 | $50.40 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $39.60 | $66.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $44.34 | $139.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Remove impacted ear wax uni | $46.80 | $156.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO RHC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN W/ IRRIG-69209 | $49.50 | $110.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $50.31 | $83.85 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $54.40 | $68.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $58.00 | $310.61 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO REM IMPT CER W/IRRIG | $61.75 | $95.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO EARWAX REMOVAL IRRIGATION | $67.50 | $75.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 69209 Rmv Impactd Ear Wax Irrig Unil WRM | $69.30 | $126.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 69209 Rmv Impactd Ear Wax Irrig Unil RAY | $69.30 | $126.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS CRUMEN REMOVAL IMPACT IRR/LAV | $69.72 | $174.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS CRUMEN REMOVAL IMPACT IRR/LAV | $69.72 | $174.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS CRUMEN REMOVAL IMPACT IRR/LAV | $69.72 | $174.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $70.12 | $308.88 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Remove Impacted Ear Wax-Irrigation | $77.94 | $311.75 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO 69209 Ear Irrigation POC | $80.00 | $100.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $92.99 | $116.24 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $94.21 | $308.88 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital one side Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS 7S REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WA | $104.00 | $373.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital one side St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $110.50 | $130.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center one side St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $110.50 | $130.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany one side Albany · Albany, MO HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $110.50 | $130.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville one side Maryville · Maryville, MO HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $110.50 | $130.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri one side Columbia · Columbia, MO REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN W/IRRIGATION/LAVAGE UNILATERAL-FUL | $113.40 | $189.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $125.38 | $179.11 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $139.10 | $214.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center one side Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO 69209 REMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $143.90 | $143.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry one side Perryville · Perryville, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $169.65 | $261.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN - IRRIGATION UN | $172.00 | $172.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora one side Aurora · Aurora, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $174.85 | $269.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville one side Cassville · Cassville, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $174.85 | $269.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS EAR IRRIGATION | $182.00 | $260.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $189.80 | $292.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin one side Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $193.05 | $297.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $199.55 | $307.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $206.05 | $317.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $206.05 | $317.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield one side Springfield · Springfield, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $248.95 | $383.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield one side Ozark · Springfield, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $248.95 | $383.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon one side Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Rem Impact Cerumen Irr/Lavage Unilat | $266.50 | $410.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $280.13 | $280.13 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $290.25 | $387.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage, Uni | $292.00 | $292.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $405.48 | $1,930.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $5,744.37 | $23,934.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $10,417.99 | $38,585.16 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 6 | $58.00 | $86.65 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 6 | $139.10 | $202.80 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 4 | $69.72 | $69.72 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $35.03 | $151.68 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $110.50 | $110.50 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $110.50 | $110.50 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $174.85 | $174.85 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $61.75 | $61.75 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $70.12 | $70.12 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $174.85 | $174.85 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $50.31 | $50.31 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $292.00 | $292.00 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $113.40 | $113.40 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $21.70 | $21.70 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $67.50 | $67.50 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $39.60 | $39.60 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $23.10 | $23.10 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $5,744.37 | $5,744.37 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $44.34 | $44.34 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $266.50 | $266.50 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $172.00 | $172.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $94.21 | $94.21 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $92.99 | $92.99 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $110.50 | $110.50 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $10,417.99 | $10,417.99 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $49.50 | $49.50 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $46.80 | $46.80 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $169.65 | $169.65 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $405.48 | $405.48 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $35.28 | $35.28 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $290.25 | $290.25 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $77.94 | $77.94 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $143.90 | $143.90 |
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
- Massachusetts$208.00
- Michigan$101.90
- Minnesota$77.42
- Mississippi$56.80
- 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.