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Earwax Removal by Irrigation, One Ear

Nebraska 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 October 2026.

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

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $288 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$19.05 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$115 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $33 to $4,467Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $40
$100$1K$10Kfacility $288professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$117.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Kansas than in Kentucky. 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.

Nebraska· 12th of 51

$32.36

KS $95.50KY $12.88

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.