Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Killeen, TX
In Killeen-Temple, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $780.46 to $780.46, with a median of $780.46. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $780.46 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities 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 Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Killeen-Temple, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital lowest Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $780.46 | $1,300.77 | $117.66–$1,363.00 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center lowest Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $780.46 | $1,300.77 | $71.00–$3,500.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple lowest Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $780.46 | $1,300.77 | $715.42–$910.54 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $780.46, median $780.46, highest $780.46.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $780.46. 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 3 of 3 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.