Ear irrigation cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $16.48 to $421.50, with a median of $63.38. The lowest price is at Harlan County Health System (Alma). The highest price is 25.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $63.38, is 40% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Nebraska ranks 8th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 41 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.48Harlan County Health System
Median$63.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$421.50in Nebraska
Lowest saves$46.90vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan County Health System lowest Alma · Alma, NE Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $16.48 | $20.60 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital one side Imperial · Imperial, NE 69209 Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/lavage, Unilateral | $17.00 | $17.00 | — source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE REMOVAL OF IMPCTD CERUMEN | $21.60 | $24.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Remove Cerumen Impact W/ Irrigation | $26.00 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Ear Lavage | $27.00 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE 69209 Ear Irrigation Poc | $31.00 | $45.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE SC REMOVE IMPACT EAR WAX UNI | $32.00 | $32.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Cl Remove Impacted Ear Wax | $36.00 | $36.00 | — source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $37.80 | $42.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital one side Bassett · Bassett, NE 69209 Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/lvg Unilat | $41.00 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE 69209 Ear Irrigation W/o Instruments | $45.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE 69209 Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/lavage | $46.00 | $57.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $47.73 | $111.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $47.73 | $111.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $47.73 | $111.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $47.73 | $111.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center one side Wayne · Wayne, NE 69209 Removal impacted cerumen irrigation/lavage, unilateral - PMC | $48.86 | $57.48 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health one side David City · David City, NE 69209 Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigatoion/lavage Unilateral | $50.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital one side Callaway · Callaway, NE 69209 Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation Lavage Unilateral | $55.00 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $63.38 | $97.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $63.38 | $97.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $64.40 | $115.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MFM Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lav | $66.24 | $184.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $66.70 | $115.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $68.16 | $142.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Cln Unil Ear Cerumen Removal Water Only | $70.00 | $87.00 | — source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Rhc Removal Cerumen Irrigation | $71.00 | $104.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Removal impacted cerumen w irrigation/lavage unila | $73.26 | $198.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN-IRRIGATION/LAVAG | $80.00 | $80.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $90.00 | $90.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $101.60 | $127.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $109.88 | $134.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $115.24 | $134.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE 69209 CERUMEN REMOVAL UNI CHARGE | $116.16 | $121.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital one side Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Rmvl Impact Cerumen Irrig/lvg Unilat | $117.00 | $117.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $122.55 | $129.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $132.84 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $182.70 | $203.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Remove impacted ear wax ER | $208.00 | $208.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center one side Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $282.60 | $471.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $421.50 | $562.00 | Mar 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 8 | $47.73 | $55.56 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $27.00 | $45.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $109.88 | $116.22 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $32.00 | $48.20 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $46.00 | $56.35 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $101.60 | $101.60 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $16.48 | $16.48 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $117.00 | $117.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $182.70 | $182.70 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $73.26 | $73.26 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $37.80 | $37.80 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1 | $68.16 | $68.16 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $132.84 | $132.84 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $115.24 | $115.24 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $21.60 | $21.60 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $71.00 | $71.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $282.60 | $282.60 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $48.86 | $48.86 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
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$99.33
- Alaska$91.26
- Arizona$358.61
- Arkansas$54.00
- California$177.52
- Colorado$122.01
- Connecticut$115.80
- Delaware$246.96
- District of Columbia$187.73, 3 hospitals
- Florida$190.85
- 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$60.80
- Missouri$107.75
- Montana$43.90
- Nevada$84.50
- New Hampshire$71.82
- New Jersey$372.02
- New Mexico$132.60
- New York$121.00
- North Carolina$107.35
- 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$56.65
- Texas$111.30
- Utah$164.64
- Vermont$99.50
- Virginia$97.50
- Washington$110.32
- West Virginia$84.25
- Wisconsin$88.31
- Wyoming$91.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.