Ear tubes surgery cost in Michigan City, IN
In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $207.90 to $207.90, with a median of $207.90. Across Indiana, the median is $251.91 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69436, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Porte Hospital lowest La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 69436,50 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $207.90 | $630.00 | $1,456.91–$6,690.35 | 67% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| La Porte Hospital lowest La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 69436 50 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $207.90 | $630.00 | $1,456.91–$6,690.35 | 67% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $12,071.60 | $36,580.60 | $134.72–$32,922.54 | 67% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $207.90, median $207.90, highest $207.90.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $222.48. 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 and 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 69436 ($1,743.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN69436 - Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of venti | $135.96 | file |
| La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN69436 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $138.60 | file |
| La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN69436 22 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $173.25 | file |