Ear irrigation cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $14.40 to $719.00, with a median of $118.20. The lowest price is at UPMC Wellsboro (Wellsboro). The highest price is 49.9× the lowest.
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 Sep 25, 2026.
Lowest$14.40UPMC Wellsboro
Median$118.20half pay less
Highest$719.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$103.80vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Wellsboro lowest Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA P RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $14.40 | $24.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Q-CARE REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX IRR/LAVAGE UNI | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Q-CARE REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX IRR/LAVAGE UNI | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Q-CARE REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX IRR/LAVAGE UNI | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Q-CARE REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX IRR/LAVAGE UNI | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA RMVL CERUMEN IMPACT IRRIGA/LAV | $17.40 | $29.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital one side Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $22.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center one side Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $22.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital one side Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $22.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital one side Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $22.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital one side Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $22.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA CERUMEN REMOVAL W/IRRI UNI PC | $24.84 | $69.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Rmve Impcted Cerumen Irrig/Lavage | $31.75 | $39.69 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Rmve Impcted Cerumen Irrig/Lavage | $31.75 | $39.69 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Rmve Impcted Cerumen Irrig/Lavage | $31.75 | $39.69 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD PR Removal Cerumen Impacted Irrigation | $35.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA RMVL IMPACTED CERUMEN W/IRRIGATION UNILA | $41.40 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD PR Removal Cerumen Impacted Irrigation | $54.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $58.00 | $245.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $60.00 | $289.87 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA NON PROVIDER 69209 Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni Tech | $66.24 | $386.00 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $68.00 | $136.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $75.60 | $126.00 | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $76.80 | $128.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $79.80 | $133.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 69209 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI Tech | $92.22 | $386.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network one side Reading · Reading, PA 69209 Remove Impact Cerumen Irrig/Lavage; Unilat | $100.40 | $386.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 69209 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI Tech | $111.90 | $386.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $114.40 | $143.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $117.00 | $195.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $117.00 | $195.00 | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $119.40 | $199.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $120.00 | $200.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 69209 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI Tech | $121.47 | $386.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA NON PROVIDER 69209 Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni | $127.88 | $386.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $131.40 | $219.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC REM IMPACTED CERUMEN VIA IRRIG UNI | $137.40 | $229.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $139.80 | $233.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $149.40 | $249.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $166.20 | $277.00 | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC REM CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE BIL | $167.24 | $226.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $168.00 | $280.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $169.20 | $282.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC REM CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE UNI | $173.74 | $238.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC REM CERUMEN IRRIG/LAVAGE UNI | $183.06 | $226.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $192.60 | $321.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA RMV IMPACT CERUMEN IRR/LAV | $192.60 | $321.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $210.20 | $262.75 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle one side Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN USING IRRIG/LAVG, UNILAT | $214.80 | $358.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover one side Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN USING IRRIG/LAVG, UNILAT | $214.80 | $358.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz one side Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN USING IRRIG/LAVG, UNILAT | $214.80 | $358.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial one side York · York-Hanover, PA HC RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN USING IRRIG/LAVG, UNILAT | $214.80 | $358.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals one side Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN USING IRRIG/LAVG, UNILAT | $214.80 | $358.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset one side Somerset · Somerset, PA HC RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN USING IRRIG/LAVG, UNILAT | $214.80 | $358.00 | — source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $225.60 | $282.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $225.60 | $282.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $225.60 | $282.00 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Removal Ceremun Impacted Irrigation Lt | $243.75 | $375.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Removal of Impacted Ear Wax by Washing | $277.60 | $347.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $313.19 | $313.19 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital one side Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA CERUMEN REMOVAL UNILATERAL W/IRRIGATION | $431.40 | $719.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois one side DuBois · DuBois, PA REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT ED TC | $719.00 | $719.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 14 | $68.00 | $166.72 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11 | $22.00 | $35.00 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 6 | $66.24 | $124.68 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $111.90 | $214.80 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $31.75 | $31.75 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $15.00 | $67.50 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $225.60 | $225.60 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $117.00 | $117.00 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $214.80 | $214.80 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $41.40 | $41.40 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $17.40 | $17.40 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $719.00 | $719.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $75.60 | $75.60 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $139.80 | $139.80 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $114.40 | $114.40 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $192.60 | $192.60 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $277.60 | $277.60 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $210.20 | $210.20 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $79.80 | $79.80 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $24.84 | $24.84 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $100.40 | $100.40 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $214.80 | $214.80 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
What it is
This code covers rinsing impacted earwax out of one ear with water or saline.
What the price covers
The price is for one ear.
Earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear in other states
- Alabama$106.61
- Alaska$111.93
- Arizona$26.00
- Arkansas$25.50
- California$177.52
- Colorado$122.01
- Connecticut$95.00
- Delaware$246.96
- Florida$291.40
- Georgia$149.76
- Hawaii$178.06
- Idaho$166.00
- Illinois$116.40
- Indiana$124.60
- Iowa$35.95
- Kansas$297.10
- Kentucky$291.50
- Louisiana$84.04
- Maine$35.35
- Maryland$37.00
- Massachusetts$171.23
- Michigan$70.55
- Minnesota$80.55
- Mississippi$39.06
- Missouri$59.80
- Montana$22.40
- Nebraska$46.62
- Nevada$64.00
- New Hampshire$36.51
- New Jersey$79.26
- New Mexico$118.27
- New York$75.93
- North Carolina$119.20
- North Dakota$80.24
- Ohio$154.70
- Oklahoma$61.75
- Oregon$45.00
- Rhode Island$255.00
- South Carolina$114.50
- South Dakota$168.00
- Tennessee$27.45
- Texas$111.30
- Utah$155.68
- Vermont$45.00
- Virginia$105.50
- Washington$113.22
- West Virginia$77.75
- Wisconsin$57.18
- Wyoming$23.04
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.