Surgery and procedures CPT 69433 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Devils Lake, ND — inpatient

In Devils Lake, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear as an inpatient: from $1,198.65 to $1,198.65, with a median of $1,198.65. Across North Dakota, the median is $996.83 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69433, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,198.65Altru Hospital Devils Lake
Median$1,198.65half pay less
Highest$1,198.65in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
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
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Inpatient: lowest $1,198.65, median $1,198.65, highest $1,198.65.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,198.65 — 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.