Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $911.43 to $47,109.00, with a median of $911.43. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Georgia, the median is $911.43 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Incision of eardrum w/ insertion of eardrum tube | $47,109.00 | $47,109.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $911.43, median $911.43, highest $47,109.00 — a 51.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $911.43. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.