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Earwax Removal by Irrigation, One Ear

Delaware rates for HCPCS 69209

A provider clears impacted earwax from the ear canal by flushing it with water or a similar solution, rather than using instruments to remove it. This is done for a single ear and is typically used when the wax is soft enough to be washed out. It is a less invasive approach to relieving symptoms like hearing trouble or ear discomfort caused by wax buildup.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Earwax Removal by Irrigation, One Ear cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $200 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.98$14.13 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$17.38 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $17 to $257Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $37
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $200professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.91
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Delaware· 48th of 51

$18.20

OK $123RI $15.49

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.