Ear tubes surgery cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $482.00 to $482.00, with a median of $482.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,029.93 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $482.00 | $964.00 | $108.35–$3,504.04 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,783.50 | $3,567.00 | $108.35–$3,504.04 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $482.00, median $482.00, highest $482.00.
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.
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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $85.12 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $116.48 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $120.96 | file |