Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $2,746.00 to $2,746.00, with a median of $2,746.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $910.25 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemours Children's Hospital lowest Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Tympanostomy Requiring Insert Vent Tube Local or Topical Anesthesia | $2,746.00 | $2,746.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital lowest Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Tympanostomy Requiring Insert Vent Tube Local or Topical Anesthesia | $2,746.00 | $2,746.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,746.00, median $2,746.00, highest $2,746.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,746.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.