Surgery and procedures CPT 69436 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ear tubes surgery cost in Warrensburg, MO — inpatient

In Warrensburg, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear as an inpatient: from $2,500.00 to $2,500.00, with a median of $2,500.00. Across Missouri, the median is $3,295.61 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 69436, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2024 and Dec 1, 2024.

Lowest$2,500.00Western Missouri Medical Center
Median$2,500.00half pay less
Highest$2,500.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Warrensburg, MO.

median
Lowest $2,500.00Highest $2,500.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Western Missouri Medical Center one side lowest Warrensburg, MO · (660) 747-2500 Tymp tubes,gen anesthesia, unilateral 69436 $2,500.00 $449.10 — -457% Dec 1, 2024
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Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg, MO · (660) 747-2500 Tympanostomy general anesthesia $2,500.00 $669.50 — -273% Dec 1, 2024
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Inpatient: lowest $2,500.00, median $2,500.00, highest $2,500.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,500.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.