Ear irrigation cost in Washington
In Washington, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $20.35 to $318.03, with a median of $111.36. The lowest price is at Prosser Memorial Health Hospital (Prosser). The highest price is 15.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $111.36, is 5% above the US median of $105.95.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Washington ranks 29th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 48 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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$20.35Prosser Memorial Health Hospital
Median$111.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$318.03in Washington
Lowest saves$91.01vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital one side lowest Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC PR 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT RHC | $20.35 | $37.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center one side Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM | $21.70 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $22.40 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital one side Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR ED 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT CDM | $23.10 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital one side Toppenish · Yakima, WA 69209 Unilateral earwash | $23.40 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital one side Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC PR 69209 REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN IRRIGATION/LVG UNILAT RHC | $25.50 | $34.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center one side Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $26.65 | $41.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $28.62 | $53.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $32.30 | $38.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $32.80 | $41.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center one side Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Remove imp ear wax Lav, LT | $36.80 | $46.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| East Adams Rural Healthcare one side Ritzville · Othello, WA P REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL | $37.45 | $49.93 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA REM IMPACT CERUMEN REQ IRRIGAT | $42.18 | $74.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA Rem Impacted Wax Ear w Irrig | $48.00 | $60.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $48.80 | $61.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $57.56 | $76.75 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $57.60 | $72.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital one side Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 69209 Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat Rhc | $62.00 | $62.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $66.15 | $66.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital one side Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $66.60 | $74.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $80.00 | $100.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Rmvl Impacted Ear Wax Using Irrigation/Lavage | $102.00 | $102.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Rem Impact Cerumen/Lavage, Uni | $104.00 | $208.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $111.36 | $232.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $111.36 | $232.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $111.36 | $232.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ED - REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $113.22 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $116.35 | $179.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $118.30 | $169.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA REMV IMP CERUMEN-IRR/LVG,UNILA | $118.60 | $139.53 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $119.60 | $184.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center one side Bellingham · Bellingham, WA REMOVAL OF IMPACTED EAR WAX BY WASHING | $120.25 | $185.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $120.25 | $185.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC REM IMPACT CERUMEN/LAVAGE, UNI | $133.46 | $230.10 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN W/IRRIGATION | $145.60 | $224.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center one side Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat | $161.70 | $231.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA 69209-Cerumen Irrigation/Lavage | $165.00 | $220.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC REMOVAL CERUMEN - IRRIGATION | $165.60 | $207.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $170.13 | $170.13 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $179.92 | $346.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $204.81 | $227.57 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $224.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $230.30 | $329.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $256.88 | $494.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $256.88 | $494.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ED REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI CDM | $273.70 | $391.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | $289.85 | $341.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI | $318.03 | $318.03 | Mar 18, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 10 | $102.00 | $112.29 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 5 | $22.40 | $230.30 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 3 | $20.35 | $42.18 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $36.80 | $66.15 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $62.00 | $116.06 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $57.60 | $88.92 |
| Othello, WA | 2 | $37.45 | $47.50 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $48.80 | $64.40 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $116.35 | $130.98 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $32.80 | $161.32 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $28.62 | $28.62 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $120.25 | $120.25 |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $256.88 | $256.88 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $204.81 | $204.81 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $32.30 | $32.30 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $26.65 | $26.65 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $25.50 | $25.50 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $119.60 | $119.60 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $256.88 | $256.88 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $118.60 | $118.60 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $118.30 | $118.30 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $21.70 | $21.70 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
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
- 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
- Vermont$99.50
- Virginia$97.50
- West Virginia$84.25
- Wisconsin$88.31
- Wyoming$91.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.