Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear as an inpatient: from $367.25 to $1,541.05, with a median of $367.25. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $496.80 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 69433, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $367.25 | $565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $367.25 | $565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $367.25 | $565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $367.25 | $565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $367.25 | $565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $367.25 | $565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $367.25 | $565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $367.25 | $565.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,541.05 | $1,813.00 | $404.00–$1,305.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,541.05 | $1,813.00 | $404.00–$1,305.00 | 15% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $367.25, median $367.25, highest $1,541.05 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $367.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.
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.