Ear tubes surgery cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $844.11 to $3,808.00, with a median of $2,656.95. The lowest listed price is at Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center — $1,812.84 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,841.80 at 18 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,656.95, is 4% below the US median of $2,762.69.
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 69436, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Sep 25, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center lowest Maple Grove, MN HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $844.11 | $2,105.00 | $665.07–$2,076.00 | 60% |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 Tympanostomy General Anesthesia File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,148.42 | $4,417.00 | $621.00–$3,312.75 | 74% |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $1,841.80 | $4,593.00 | $980.00–$4,133.70 | 60% |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $1,841.80 | $4,593.00 | $1,134.47–$4,133.70 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $1,952.03 | $4,593.00 | $980.00–$4,133.70 | 57% |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Tympanostomy General Anesthesia File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $2,551.20 | $4,840.98 | $1,025.51–$10,494.00 | 47% |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $2,762.69 | $6,889.50 | $980.00–$6,200.55 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $2,762.69 | $6,889.50 | $338.87–$6,200.55 | 60% |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $2,762.69 | $6,889.50 | $980.00–$6,200.55 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $2,762.69 | $6,889.50 | $980.00–$6,200.55 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $2,762.69 | $6,889.50 | $980.00–$6,200.55 | 60% |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 TYMPNOSTMY W/ TUBE W/ ANESTH+1 more line at this price File of May 7, 2026 · source file | $3,808.00 | $3,808.00 | $554.77–$3,808.00 | — |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 TYMPNOSTMY W/ TUBE W/ANESTH-CV+1 more line at this price File of May 7, 2026 · source file | $6,409.00 | $6,409.00 | $554.77–$6,409.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $844.11, median $2,656.95, highest $3,808.00 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $2,612.32. 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 11 of 12 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.
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