Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $116.40 to $1,604.25, with a median of $168.69. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Port Huron and 2 other hospitals — $52.29 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $168.69 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Port Huron lowest Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Tympanostomy w/ Tube Insert Local/Topical Anesthesia 69433 | $116.40 | $232.80 | $85.84–$187.35 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland lowest Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Tympanostomy w/ Tube Insert Local/Topical Anesthesia 69433 | $116.40 | $232.80 | $85.84–$187.35 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb lowest Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Tympanostomy w/ Tube Insert Local/Topical Anesthesia 69433 | $116.40 | $232.80 | $85.84–$187.35 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL | $168.69 | $420.00 | $76.25–$333.40 | 60% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL | $168.69 | $420.00 | $76.25–$333.40 | 60% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL | $168.69 | $420.00 | $76.25–$318.39 | 60% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL | $168.69 | $420.00 | $76.25–$317.76 | 60% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 SP Tympanostomy (Requiring Insertion Of Ventilating Tube), Local Or Topical Anesthesia 69433 | $191.60 | $383.20 | $85.84–$187.35 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 SP Tympanostomy (Requiring Insertion Of Ventilating Tube), Local Or Topical Anesthesia 69433 | $191.60 | $383.20 | $85.84–$187.35 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 SP Tympanostomy (Requiring Insertion Of Ventilating Tube), Local Or Topical Anesthesia 69433 | $191.60 | $383.20 | $85.84–$187.35 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 SP Tympanostomy (Requiring Insertion Of Ventilating Tube), Local Or Topical Anesthesia 69433 | $191.60 | $383.20 | $85.84–$187.35 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $741.60 | $394.00 | $123.84–$4,112.00 | -88% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $741.60 | $394.00 | $83.11–$988.80 | -88% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $741.60 | $394.00 | $123.84–$4,112.00 | -88% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $741.60 | $394.00 | $204.88–$280.53 | -88% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Tympanostomy w/ Tube Insert Local/Topical Anesthesia 69433 | $847.70 | $1,695.40 | $278.56–$794.66 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 TYMPANOSTOMY INSERT VENT TUBE | $1,604.25 | $2,139.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $116.40, median $168.69, highest $1,604.25 — a 13.8× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 8 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.