Ear irrigation cost in Nevada
In Nevada, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $64.00 to $274.15, with a median of $84.50. The lowest price is at North Vista Hospital (North Las Vegas) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 4.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $84.50, is 20% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Nevada ranks 15th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$64.00North Vista Hospital + 1 more
Median$84.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$274.15in Nevada
Lowest saves$20.50vs the median
Hospitals in Nevada, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Vista Hospital lowest North Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $64.00 | $251.73 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Regional Medical Center lowest Reno · Reno, NV Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $64.00 | $309.53 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Carson Valley Health one side North Gardnerville · Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA HCHG REM IMPACTED CERUMEN IRR/LVG UNILAT | $67.90 | $97.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRR/LVG UNI | $101.10 | $337.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Boulder City Hospital one side Boulder City · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV UNILATERAL REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY LAVAGE | $251.00 | $295.00 | Sep 30, 2025 source file |
| Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital one side Elko · Elko, NV Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $274.15 | $391.64 | Jul 10, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 3 | $64.00 | $101.10 |
| Elko, NV | 1 | $274.15 | $274.15 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $67.90 | $67.90 |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
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
- Massachusetts$208.00
- Michigan$101.90
- Minnesota$77.42
- Mississippi$56.80
- Missouri$110.50
- Montana$43.90
- Nebraska$63.38
- 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.