Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Appleton, WI
In Appleton, WI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $462.84 to $781.20, with a median of $781.20. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital — $318.36 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $522.60 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 69433, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Appleton, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC FAC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $462.84 | $812.00 | $140.58–$713.96 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | $271.08–$1,026.72 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | $271.08–$1,026.72 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $839.83 | $1,499.70 | $449.91–$1,136.90 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $839.83 | $1,499.70 | $449.91–$1,136.90 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $865.03 | $1,544.70 | $449.91–$1,136.90 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $865.03 | $1,544.70 | $449.91–$1,136.90 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $462.84, median $781.20, highest $781.20 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers placing a small tube in the eardrum while awake, with numbing medicine, usually in older children or adults.
What the price covers
The price covers the procedure and the tube. The office visit may be billed separately.