Ear irrigation cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $36.26 to $676.64, with a median of $132.60. The lowest price is at Cibola General Hospital (Grants). The highest price is 18.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $132.60, is 25% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- New Mexico ranks 36th 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 Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$36.26Cibola General Hospital
Median$132.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$676.64in New Mexico
Lowest saves$96.34vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cibola General Hospital lowest Grants · Grants, NM 69209 EAR IRRIGATION POC | $36.26 | $45.32 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $55.52 | $100.95 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $71.70 | $239.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $95.34 | $227.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $96.60 | $322.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $98.40 | $328.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $98.40 | $328.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $124.00 | $248.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIG | $141.20 | $176.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM 69209-cerumen Irrigation/lavage | $162.00 | $540.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Medical Center one side Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $212.30 | $353.84 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIG/LVG UNILA | $217.20 | $362.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $262.72 | $973.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center one side Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $306.86 | $511.44 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $342.70 | $1,631.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $676.64 | $6,766.44 | 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 5 | $55.52 | $98.40 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $217.20 | $446.92 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $212.30 | $237.51 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $71.70 | $207.20 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $124.00 | $124.00 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $36.26 | $36.26 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $162.00 | $162.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $95.34 | $95.34 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $141.20 | $141.20 |
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
- Nevada$84.50
- New Hampshire$71.82
- New Jersey$372.02
- 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.