Ear tubes surgery cost in Cleveland, OH
In Cleveland, OH, 12 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $388.32 to $9,443.51, with a median of $3,851.25. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $3,462.93 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $3,851.25 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 69436, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 16, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Tympanostomy (Requiring Insertion, Ventilating Tube), General Anesthesia | $388.32 | $1,109.50 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Asc Create Eardrum Opening Uni | $2,155.00 | $2,155.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,851.25 | $5,925.00 | $1,675.59–$5,925.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,851.25 | $5,925.00 | $178.34–$7,813.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,851.25 | $5,925.00 | $242.99–$6,561.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,851.25 | $5,925.00 | $242.99–$6,561.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,851.25 | $5,925.00 | $1,675.59–$5,925.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,851.25 | $5,925.00 | $1,675.59–$5,925.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,851.25 | $5,925.00 | $1,675.59–$5,925.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,851.25 | $5,925.00 | $284.47–$5,653.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $3,851.25 | $5,925.00 | $1,675.59–$5,925.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Noncdm Charge Record | $4,625.64 | $4,625.64 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $9,443.51 | $15,739.18 | $5,600.62–$5,712.63 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $388.32, median $3,851.25, highest $9,443.51 — a 24.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $3,851.25. 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 9 of 10 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 procedure makes a tiny opening in the eardrum and places a small tube to let air in and fluid drain out of the middle ear. It is most often done in children with repeated ear infections or lasting fluid behind the eardrum.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon and anesthesia are usually billed separately, and the code is for one ear.