Ear tubes surgery cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 10 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear as an inpatient: from $188.04 to $1,378.22, with a median of $1,140.00. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $951.96 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,378.22 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 69436, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $188.04 | $687.89 | $130.31–$418.84 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. | $470.00 | $470.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $180.95–$1,026.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $101.00–$1,026.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $101.00–$1,026.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $101.00–$1,026.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $101.00–$1,026.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $180.95–$1,026.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $180.95–$1,026.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $180.95–$1,026.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTHESIA | $1,378.22 | $7,253.78 | $631.23–$48,669.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTHESIA | $1,378.22 | $7,253.78 | $631.23–$48,669.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTHESIA | $1,378.22 | $7,253.78 | $631.23–$48,669.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTHESIA | $1,378.22 | $7,253.78 | $631.23–$48,669.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTHESIA | $1,378.22 | $7,253.78 | $631.23–$48,669.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $188.04, median $1,140.00, highest $1,378.22 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $1,585.19 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 9 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.