Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $228.76 to $660.22, with a median of $252.64. The lowest listed price is at Tulane Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $23.88 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $327.60 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $228.76 | $1,634.00 | $1,015.55–$913.00 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $228.76 | $1,634.00 | $1,015.55–$913.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $228.76 | $1,634.00 | $1,015.55–$913.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $252.64 | $1,579.00 | $1,207.94–$862.63 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $327.60 | $2,340.00 | $1,320.00–$936.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $374.76 | $1,388.00 | $1,290.84–$971.60 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $660.22 | $3,001.00 | $10,000.00–$714.96 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $228.76, median $252.64, highest $660.22 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
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.