Surgery and procedures CPT 69436 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear tubes surgery cost in Manhattan, KS — inpatient

In Manhattan, KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear as an inpatient: from $2,037.00 to $2,037.00, with a median of $2,037.00. Across Kansas, the median is $1,461.00 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69436, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 12, 2025 and Nov 12, 2025.

Lowest$2,037.00Manhattan Surgical Hospital

Median$2,037.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$2,037.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Manhattan Surgical Hospital Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-5100 TYMPANOSTOMY W INS VENTIL TUBE File of Nov 12, 2025 · source file	$2,037.00	$4,074.00	$358.75–$2,444.40	50%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $2,037.00, median $2,037.00, highest $2,037.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,037.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 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.