Ear tubes surgery cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $294.45 to $8,817.25, with a median of $294.45. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $389.60 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 cities 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 Mar 23, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $294.45 | $453.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $294.45 | $453.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $294.45 | $453.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $294.45 | $453.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $294.45 | $453.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $294.45 | $453.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $294.45 | $453.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $294.45 | $453.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB Tympanostomy Gen Anes | $3,681.60 | $5,664.00 | $1,087.49–$5,664.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $8,817.25 | $13,565.00 | $688.21–$7,751.99 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $294.45, median $294.45, highest $8,817.25 — a 29.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $294.45. 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 1 of 2 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.