Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Dallas, TX — inpatient
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear as an inpatient: from $526.50 to $2,375.01, with a median of $1,729.80. The lowest listed price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas — $1,203.30 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $780.46 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 69433, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $526.50 | $702.00 | $106.39–$914.33 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, TX · (972) 892-3000 TYMPANOSTOMY-LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA 69433 | $1,729.80 | $2,883.00 | $501.27–$5,469.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOC/TOP ANESTH | $2,375.01 | $2,375.01 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $526.50, median $1,729.80, highest $2,375.01 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,729.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.