Ear irrigation cost in Vermont
In Vermont, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $18.27 to $216.00, with a median of $99.50. The lowest price is at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (Brattleboro). The highest price is 11.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $99.50, is 6% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Vermont ranks 21st of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 10 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 Oct 14, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$18.27Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Median$99.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$216.00in Vermont
Lowest saves$81.23vs the median
Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital lowest Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT 69209: Removal of ear wax | $18.27 | $26.10 | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT CERUMEN REMOVAL IRRIGATION/L | $19.50 | $26.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Gifford Medical Center Randolph · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $58.62 | $117.23 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medical Center Saint Albans · Burlington-South Burlington, VT Remove impacted ear wax uni | $60.22 | $128.13 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University of Vermont Medical Center one side Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT HC - REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $62.00 | $62.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Porter Hospital one side Middlebury · Middlebury, VT HC - REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $137.00 | $137.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATER | $143.00 | $178.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Vermont Medical Center one side Berlin · Barre, VT HC - REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT | $144.02 | $144.02 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Grace Cottage Hospital one side Townshend · Brattleboro, VT 69209 Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/lavage, Unilateral | $162.00 | $203.00 | — source file |
| Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center one side Windsor · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT Tc Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/lavage, Unilateral | $216.00 | $270.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro, VT | 2 | $18.27 | $90.14 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 2 | $60.22 | $61.11 |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $58.62 | $137.31 |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $144.02 | $144.02 |
| Middlebury, VT | 1 | $137.00 | $137.00 |
| Newport, VT | 1 | $143.00 | $143.00 |
| St. Johnsbury, VT | 1 | $19.50 | $19.50 |
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
- Tennessee$45.30
- Texas$111.30
- Utah$164.64
- Virginia$97.50
- Washington$111.36
- West Virginia$84.25
- Wisconsin$88.31
- Wyoming$91.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.