Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 11 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 North Fulton Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Georgia, the median is $911.43 at 15 hospitals.
- The median here, $911.43, is 23% above the US median of $741.60.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($551.01).
- 1 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 69433, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and May 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $911.43 | $2,337.00 | — | 61% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton one side Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH INSERTION OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,873.60 | $7,184.00 | $538.31–$592.14 | 60% |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Incision of eardrum w/ insertion of eardrum tube File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $47,109.00 | $47,109.00 | — | — |
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.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
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