Ear irrigation cost in Montana
In Montana, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $10.17 to $211.00, with a median of $43.90. The lowest price is at St. Peter's Health (Helena). The highest price is 20.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $43.90, is 59% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Montana has the lowest median of 49 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 6 of 26 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.17St. Peter's Health
Median$43.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$211.00in Montana
Lowest saves$33.73vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter's Health one side lowest Helena · Helena, MT HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LAVAGE UNILATERAL | $10.17 | $11.96 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center one side Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC PF REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $22.40 | $28.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center one side Polson · Polson, MT HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM | $22.40 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester one side Chester · Chester, MT 69209 Remove Impacted Ear Wax Unilateral | $24.54 | $37.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT IRRIGATION - EAR | $25.00 | $25.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital one side Missoula · Missoula, MT HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM | $25.60 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT Site | $29.58 | $45.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CL REM IMPACTED CERUMEN | $33.96 | $42.45 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT ED 69209 RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNI | $37.16 | $60.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $37.88 | $50.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $37.88 | $50.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Ear Lavage | $41.00 | $51.00 | — source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $41.00 | $41.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $46.80 | $52.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $57.00 | $57.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $60.29 | $92.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center one side Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN UNILATERAL | $60.80 | $76.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $70.00 | $70.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank one side Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 69209 Remove Impacted Ear Wax Unilateral | $89.54 | $137.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad one side Conrad · Conrad, MT 69209 REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG/LAVAGE UNILAT | $102.70 | $158.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $107.10 | $119.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $115.90 | $122.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $141.00 | $141.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $158.65 | $167.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $174.04 | $267.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital one side Great Falls · Great Falls, MT REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $211.00 | $211.00 | Feb 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $22.40 | $41.60 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $10.17 | $25.58 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $60.29 | $117.16 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $24.54 | $24.54 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $102.70 | $102.70 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $89.54 | $89.54 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $107.10 | $107.10 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $211.00 | $211.00 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $115.90 | $115.90 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $25.60 | $25.60 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $46.80 | $46.80 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $22.40 | $22.40 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $37.88 | $37.88 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $141.00 | $141.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $29.58 | $29.58 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $37.16 | $37.16 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $33.96 | $33.96 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $37.88 | $37.88 |
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
- Missouri$110.50
- 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.