Ear irrigation cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $11.08 to $373.56, with a median of $45.30. The lowest price is at Hardin County General Hospital (Savannah). The highest price is 33.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $45.30, is 57% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Tennessee ranks 2nd 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$11.08Hardin County General Hospital
Median$45.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$373.56in Tennessee
Lowest saves$34.22vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County General Hospital lowest Savannah · Savannah, TN 69209-Cerumen Irrigation/Lavage | $11.08 | $29.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City one side Union City · Union City, TN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $18.60 | $93.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville one side Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $21.42 | $102.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $21.42 | $102.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $21.42 | $102.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County one side Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC ED 69209-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W IRRIGATION-UNILATERAL | $21.62 | $94.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton one side Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $24.48 | $102.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION UNIL | $26.91 | $117.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION UNIL | $26.91 | $117.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN CLEAN IMPACTED EAR IRR/LAVAGE UNI | $27.00 | $90.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION UNIL | $27.45 | $183.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION UNIL | $27.45 | $183.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION UNIL | $27.45 | $183.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION UNIL | $27.45 | $183.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION UNIL | $27.45 | $183.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION UNIL | $27.45 | $183.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION UNIL | $27.45 | $183.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION UNIL | $27.45 | $183.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN CLEAN IMPACTED EAR IRR/LAVAGE UNI | $28.80 | $90.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN CLEAN IMPACTED EAR IRR/LAVAGE UNI | $29.70 | $90.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital one side Jackson · Jackson, TN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $45.30 | $151.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital one side Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $45.30 | $151.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital one side Camden · Camden, TN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $45.30 | $151.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital one side Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $45.30 | $151.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital one side Milan · Jackson, TN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $45.30 | $151.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital one side Martin · Martin, TN HC REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $45.30 | $151.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN CERUMEN IMPACTATION REMOVAL IRRIGA/LAVAG | $68.00 | $100.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg one side Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $71.12 | $285.63 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $73.76 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $76.56 | $348.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $76.56 | $348.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital one side Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $76.56 | $348.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irriga/ Lvg Uni | $86.99 | $301.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center one side Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $89.99 | $386.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN REMOVALMPACTED CERUMEN USINGRRIGATION/LAVAGE | $106.92 | $178.20 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens one side Athens · Athens, TN Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $107.72 | $549.57 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 69209 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX TechFee | $117.60 | $196.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center one side Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $123.87 | $379.97 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 69209781400 - REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN EAR C 69209 | $130.99 | $203.71 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $157.96 | $718.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irriga/ Lvg Uni | $158.93 | $301.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG | $160.08 | $552.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG | $160.08 | $552.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC REMOVE CERUMEN IMPACTED IRRIG | $160.08 | $552.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN CERUMEN REMOVAL - LAVAGE | $182.96 | $386.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center one side Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $197.90 | $390.33 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester one side Winchester · Winchester, TN Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $239.64 | $970.19 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $248.91 | $1,283.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski one side Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral | $320.94 | $1,095.37 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $373.56 | $1,649.29 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $21.42 | $75.24 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 7 | $73.76 | $117.60 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $27.45 | $27.45 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $27.45 | $27.45 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $45.30 | $45.30 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $29.70 | $201.63 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $107.72 | $107.72 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $45.30 | $45.30 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $45.30 | $45.30 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $158.93 | $158.93 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $248.91 | $248.91 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $45.30 | $45.30 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $182.96 | $182.96 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $27.45 | $27.45 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $21.62 | $21.62 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $71.12 | $71.12 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $26.91 | $26.91 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $45.30 | $45.30 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $86.99 | $86.99 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $320.94 | $320.94 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $11.08 | $11.08 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $26.91 | $26.91 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $160.08 | $160.08 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $160.08 | $160.08 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $18.60 | $18.60 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $239.64 | $239.64 |
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
- 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
- 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.