Surgery and procedures CPT 69433 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Orangeburg, SC — inpatient

In Orangeburg, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear as an inpatient: from $1,284.50 to $1,284.50, with a median of $1,284.50. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,284.50 at 3 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69433, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,284.50Medical University Hospital Authority
Median$1,284.50half pay less
Highest$1,284.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg, SC HB TYMPANOSTOMY (INSERT V TB); LOCAL OR TOP ANESTHESIA $1,284.50 $2,569.00 — 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,284.50, median $1,284.50, highest $1,284.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,284.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.