Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient
In Cleveland, OH, 10 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear as an inpatient: from $255.00 to $2,048.25, with a median of $2,048.25. The lowest listed price is at Southwest General Health Center — $1,793.25 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $490.10 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 69433, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest General Health Center lowest Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 TYMPANOSTOMY (REQUIRING INSERTION, VENTI | $255.00 | $340.00 | $720.00 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Tympanostomy (Requiring Insertion, Ventilating Tube), Local/Topical Anesthesia | $278.94 | $796.97 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Create Eardrum Opening | $897.76 | $2,565.02 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,324.05 | $2,037.00 | $566.29–$2,037.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $2,048.25 | $2,731.00 | $900.00–$2,457.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $2,048.25 | $2,731.00 | $900.00–$2,457.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $2,048.25 | $2,731.00 | $1,168.87–$2,457.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $2,048.25 | $2,731.00 | $900.00–$2,457.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $2,048.25 | $2,731.00 | $900.00–$2,457.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $2,048.25 | $2,731.00 | $900.00–$2,457.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $2,048.25 | $2,731.00 | $1,365.50–$2,457.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $2,048.25 | $2,731.00 | $1,056.90–$2,457.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $2,048.25 | $2,731.00 | $900.00–$2,457.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $255.00, median $2,048.25, highest $2,048.25 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $2,048.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.