Ear irrigation cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $13.05 to $320.94, with a median of $27.45. The lowest price is at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital (Shelbyville) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 24.6× 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$13.05Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital + 2 more
Median$27.45half pay less
Highest$320.94in Tennessee
Lowest saves$14.40vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital one side lowest Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $13.05 | $45.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital one side lowest Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $13.05 | $45.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital one side lowest Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $13.05 | $45.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health one side Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $14.78 | $28.00 | Jan 25, 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 ED 69209-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W IRRIGATION-UNILATERAL | $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 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center one side Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $24.30 | $45.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton one side Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 69209-REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W IRRIGATION-UNILATERAL | $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 | — 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 |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $73.92 | $336.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp one side Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $76.56 | $348.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $76.56 | $348.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $76.56 | $348.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital one side Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $76.56 | $348.00 | — source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irriga/ Lvg Uni | $86.99 | $301.00 | Jan 25, 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 | — source file |
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 | 9 | $21.42 | $73.92 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $27.45 | $27.45 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $27.45 | $27.45 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $13.05 | $18.68 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $14.78 | $14.78 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $248.91 | $248.91 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $27.45 | $27.45 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $21.62 | $21.62 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $29.70 | $29.70 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $26.91 | $26.91 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $86.99 | $86.99 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $320.94 | $320.94 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $26.91 | $26.91 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $13.05 | $13.05 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $13.05 | $13.05 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $18.60 | $18.60 |
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
- Pennsylvania$118.20
- Rhode Island$255.00
- South Carolina$114.50
- South Dakota$168.00
- 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.