Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 6 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $318.78 to $380.60, with a median of $318.78. The lowest listed price is at Methodist North Hospital and 4 other hospitals. Across Tennessee, the median is $318.78 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 69433, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $318.78 | $1,449.00 | $141.00–$1,028.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $318.78 | $1,449.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $318.78 | $1,449.00 | $141.00–$1,028.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $318.78 | $1,449.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $318.78 | $1,449.00 | $141.00–$1,028.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $380.60 | $1,730.00 | $141.00–$1,028.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $380.60 | $1,730.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $380.60 | $1,730.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $380.60 | $1,730.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $380.60 | $1,730.00 | $141.00–$1,028.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $380.60 | $1,730.00 | $141.00–$1,028.38 | 78% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $318.78, median $318.78, highest $380.60 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $318.78. 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.