Ear irrigation cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $18.70 to $150.00, with a median of $60.80. The lowest price is at Lisbon Area Health Services (Lisbon). The highest price is 8.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $60.80, is 43% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- North Dakota ranks 6th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 25 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$18.70Lisbon Area Health Services
Median$60.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$150.00in North Dakota
Lowest saves$42.10vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Area Health Services lowest Lisbon · Lisbon, ND REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNICLI | $18.70 | $34.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNICLI | $19.72 | $34.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNICLI | $20.06 | $34.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND REMOVE IMPACTD EAR WAX UNI IMC | $20.35 | $37.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX IMC | $21.83 | $37.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services one side Bowman · Bowman, ND REMOVE CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE - UNILATERAL | $27.00 | $30.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center one side Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $35.00 | $44.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System one side Watford City · Watford City, ND PF 69209 RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRR LAVAGE UNILATERAL | $36.40 | $56.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| SMP Health - St. Aloisius Harvey · Harvey, ND 69209-cerumen Irrigation/lavage | $41.00 | $45.00 | — source file |
| Tioga Medical Center one side Tioga · Williston, ND Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/lvg Unilat | $46.00 | $46.00 | — source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $59.00 | $118.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Hospital Crosby · Crosby, ND HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX IRRIGATION | $60.67 | $60.67 | Oct 6, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $60.80 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $60.80 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo one side Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $79.50 | $106.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Garrison Memorial Hospital Garrison · Garrison, ND HC REM IMP EAR WAX IRR/LAV UNI | $81.74 | $122.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND ED 69209 RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNI | $102.40 | $128.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Mayville Medical Center Mayville · Mayville, ND ED 69209 RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNI | $102.40 | $128.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX IRRIGATION | $107.97 | $177.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX IRRIGATION | $107.97 | $177.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center one side Elgin · Elgin, ND TX RM 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $113.25 | $151.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Ashley Medical Center Ashley · Ashley, ND REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $132.00 | $132.00 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck one side Bismarck · Bismarck, ND TX RM 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $141.60 | $177.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN ED 69209 RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNI | $144.00 | $180.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Towner County Medical Center Cando · Cando, ND Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Irrigation | $150.00 | $150.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck, ND | 2 | $59.00 | $100.30 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $79.50 | $111.75 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $35.00 | $71.48 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $60.80 | $60.80 |
| Williston, ND | 2 | $20.35 | $33.18 |
| Ashley, ND | 1 | $132.00 | $132.00 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Cando, ND | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $20.06 | $20.06 |
| Crosby, ND | 1 | $60.67 | $60.67 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $107.97 | $107.97 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $21.83 | $21.83 |
| Elgin, ND | 1 | $113.25 | $113.25 |
| Garrison, ND | 1 | $81.74 | $81.74 |
| Harvey, ND | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Hillsboro, ND | 1 | $102.40 | $102.40 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $18.70 | $18.70 |
| Mayville, ND | 1 | $102.40 | $102.40 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $19.72 | $19.72 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $36.40 | $36.40 |
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 Mexico$132.60
- New York$121.00
- North Carolina$106.20
- 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.