Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Watertown, NY
In Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $443.00 to $443.00, with a median of $443.00. Across New York, the median is $860.09 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69433, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 2, 2026 and Feb 2, 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Medical Center lowest St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING PC | $443.00 | $443.00 | $108.70–$673.24 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING TC | $1,020.50 | $1,020.50 | $300.00–$8,670.00 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $443.00, median $443.00, highest $443.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $443.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.