Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 7 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear as an inpatient: from $157.94 to $910.00, with a median of $910.00. The lowest listed price is at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee and 1 other hospital — $752.06 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $522.60 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 69433, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPE | $157.94 | $298.00 | $214.28 | 47% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPE | $157.94 | $298.00 | $214.28 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 TYMPANOSTOMY & TUBE INSERT | $910.00 | $1,820.00 | $1,092.00–$1,547.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 TYMPANOSTOMY & TUBE INSERT | $910.00 | $1,820.00 | $1,092.00–$1,547.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 TYMPANOSTOMY & TUBE INSERT | $910.00 | $1,820.00 | $1,092.00–$85,883.52 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI TYMPANOSTOMY & TUBE INSERT | $910.00 | $1,820.00 | $1,092.00–$1,547.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI TYMPANOSTOMY & TUBE INSERT | $910.00 | $1,820.00 | $1,092.00–$1,547.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $157.94, median $910.00, highest $910.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $910.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 it is 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.