Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear as an inpatient: from $665.20 to $1,222.25, with a median of $1,024.40. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $359.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,123.33 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 69433, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $665.20 | $1,663.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,024.40 | $1,970.00 | $505.00–$1,503.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,024.40 | $1,970.00 | $505.00–$1,503.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,024.40 | $1,970.00 | $505.00–$1,503.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,024.40 | $1,970.00 | $505.00–$1,503.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,024.40 | $1,970.00 | $505.00–$1,503.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,024.40 | $1,970.00 | $505.00–$1,503.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,024.40 | $1,970.00 | $505.00–$1,503.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,024.40 | $1,970.00 | $505.00–$1,503.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,024.40 | $1,970.00 | $505.00–$1,503.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $1,222.25 | $1,222.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $665.20, median $1,024.40, highest $1,222.25 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,024.40 — 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 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.