Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 50 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $391.00 to $6,839.00, with a median of $1,529.50. The lowest listed price is at BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus and 1 other hospital — $1,138.50 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,089.00 at 46 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,529.50, is 106% above the US median of $741.60.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($551.01).
- 9 of 50 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 50 facilities across 33 cities for code 69433, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 8, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Sep 28, 2026.
Lowest$391.00BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus + 1 more
Median$1,529.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,839.00in this market
Difference17.5×highest vs lowest
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 York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $391.00Highest $6,839.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 TYMPANOSTOMY (REQUIRING INSERTION OF VEN File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $391.00 | $391.00 | $119.23–$273.70 | — |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 TYMPANOSTOMY (REQUIRING INSERTION OF VEN File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $391.00 | $391.00 | $119.23–$273.70 | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 Create eardrum opening+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file | $551.01 | — | $269.52–$1,716.00 | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 963-8100 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 939-1000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY · (718) 579-5000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 883-3000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · (718) 616-4834 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NY HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NY · (718) 334-1141 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | $104.00–$855.73 | 84% |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $722.82 | $1,733.31 | $146.16–$1,892.00 | 58% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $886.34 | $4,316.20 | — | 79% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,019.29 | $4,316.20 | — | 76% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,019.29 | $4,316.20 | — | 76% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,019.29 | $4,316.20 | — | 76% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,019.29 | $4,316.20 | — | 76% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Tympanostomy Local Anesth+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY Tmpst Local/Topical Anes - 69433+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Tympanostomy Local Anesth+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Tympanostomy Local Anesth+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | — | 10% |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 TYMPANOSTOMY(REQ INSERTION) File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $1,202.28 | $1,202.28 | $254.87–$2,500.00 | — |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 TYMPANOSTOMY(REQ INSERTION) File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $1,202.28 | $1,202.28 | $254.87–$2,500.00 | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $1,380.00 | $1,380.00 | $669.94–$6,608.00 | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital one side New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING RT File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $1,679.00 | $1,950.00 | $62.00–$1,950.00 | 14% |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 69433 - CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $1,725.00 | $1,725.00 | $104.00–$4,134.00 | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $1,735.00 | $1,950.00 | $62.00–$1,950.00 | 11% |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL WITH TUBE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,879.47 | $2,088.30 | — | 10% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital one side New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING LT File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $1,888.00 | $1,950.00 | $62.00–$1,950.00 | 3% |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 920-4321 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA+1 more line at this price File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $1,919.49 | $2,935.00 | $62.54–$2,664.90 | 35% |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Tympanostomy File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $2,097.00 | $2,097.00 | $777.00–$8,175.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Tympanostomy File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $2,097.00 | $2,097.00 | $158.71–$9,784.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Tympanostomy File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $2,097.00 | $2,097.00 | $158.71–$8,175.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Tympanostomy File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $2,097.00 | $2,097.00 | $777.00–$9,784.00 | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING 50 File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $3,462.00 | $3,890.00 | $62.00–$3,890.00 | 11% |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $3,488.00 | — | $153.75–$5,066.00 | — |
| Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ · (732) 557-8000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $3,786.00 | — | $95.20–$5,845.00 | — |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $3,934.00 | — | $153.75–$5,066.00 | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $3,965.00 | — | $153.75–$5,269.00 | — |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ · (973) 450-2000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $3,986.00 | — | $91.84–$6,012.00 | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $4,122.00 | — | $153.75–$5,066.00 | — |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ · (732) 363-1900 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 3, 2026 · source file | $4,350.00 | — | $229.04–$6,257.00 | — |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ · (732) 381-4200 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $4,627.00 | — | $108.08–$1,703.00 | — |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ · (973) 926-7000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $4,881.00 | — | $108.58–$5,766.00 | — |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $4,881.00 | — | $153.75–$5,879.00 | — |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ · (201) 915-2000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5,339.00 | — | $100.80–$5,845.00 | — |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ · (732) 222-5200 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5,419.00 | — | $183.68–$6,012.00 | — |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 828-3000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5,741.00 | — | $1,240.87–$3,639.00 | — |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ · (908) 994-5000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5,855.00 | — | $105.48–$2,612.00 | — |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ · (908) 685-2200 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $6,311.00 | — | $84.56–$7,036.00 | — |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $6,474.80 | $6,474.80 | $1,169.00–$12,217.95 | — |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ · (973) 322-5000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $6,839.00 | — | $92.96–$6,748.00 | — |
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No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $391.00, median $1,529.50, highest $6,839.00 — a 17.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,379.50. 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 34 of 40 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.
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