Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
REMOVE EAR WAX W/IRRIGATION UNILAT
Chicago, IL
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Advocate Trinity Hospital’s median price of $166 is 87% above the median hospital's median price ($89), higher than 76% of the 2,434 hospitals reporting CPT 69209. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 13 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $90 | $90 | — | — | — | $90 – $90 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $90 | $90 | — | — | — | $90 – $90 |
| 3 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $93 | $93 | — | — | — | $93 – $93 |
| 4 | Cigna commercial case rate · outpatient | $103 | $103 | $6 | 6% | — | $94 – $111 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135 | $135 | — | — | — | $135 – $135 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $191 | $192 | $19 | 10% | — | $168 – $218 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $194 | $194 | $18 | 9% | — | $176 – $212 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $197 | $197 | $18 | 9% | — | $180 – $215 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $210 | $210 | $19 | 9% | — | $191 – $229 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $220 | $220 | $20 | 9% | — | $200 – $240 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $220 | $220 | $20 | 9% | — | $200 – $240 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $1.7k | $2.1k | $2.1k | 100% | — | $84 – $5.4k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | $3.1k | 95% | — | $166 – $6.3k |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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