Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Devils Lake, ND
In Devils Lake, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $435.54 to $435.54, with a median of $435.54. Across North Dakota, the median is $555.60 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69433, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 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 Devils Lake, ND.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake lowest Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $435.54 | $714.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING LOCAL ANESTH | $1,198.65 | $1,965.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $435.54, median $435.54, highest $435.54.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $435.54. 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.