Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost without insurance
Across 252 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear from $65.53 to $47,109.00. The median market price is $522.60. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Tonsillectomy costs
Lowest$65.53any market
Median market$522.60middle of market medians
Highest$47,109.00any market
Listings466hospital prices
Compared with Medicare
$551.01 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $598.20 across 467 hospitals, is 1.1× that.
Researchers often measure hospital prices as a multiple of Medicare's rate, and it is a concrete number to mention when you ask a hospital for a cash discount. Source: CMS.
What it is
This code covers placing a small tube in the eardrum while awake, with numbing medicine, usually in older children or adults.
What the price covers
The price covers the procedure and the tube. The office visit may be billed separately.
Why prices differ
Ear, nose and throat offices often do this in the office for much less than a hospital.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 69433 includes the visit and a hearing test if one is needed.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alaska$3,289.00
- Arizona$584.09
- Arkansas$420.60
- California$1,123.33
- Colorado$716.54
- Connecticut$770.00
- Delaware$2,746.00
- Florida$1,072.00
- Georgia$911.43
- Idaho$1,423.00
- Illinois$349.60
- Indiana$169.00
- Iowa$483.20
- Kansas$213.12
- Kentucky$260.08
- Louisiana$327.60
- Maine$113.62
- Maryland$431.00
- Massachusetts$1,424.50
- Michigan$168.69
- Minnesota$426.49
- Mississippi$318.78
- Missouri$397.50
- Montana$367.17
- Nebraska$409.22
- Nevada$792.70
- New Hampshire$526.32
- New Jersey$1,019.29
- New York$1,080.00
- North Carolina$714.83
- North Dakota$898.40
- Ohio$490.10
- Oklahoma$291.75
- Oregon$496.80
- Pennsylvania$910.25
- Rhode Island$2,387.32
- South Carolina$1,284.50
- Tennessee$318.78
- Texas$780.46
- Utah$688.87
- Vermont$382.00
- Virginia$818.00
- Washington$571.50
- West Virginia$620.00
- Wisconsin$522.60
- Wyoming$619.21
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda, MT single city | 1 | $328.73 | $328.73 | $328.73 | 1.0× |
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 | $196.35 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 3 | $408.20 | $416.40 | $2,048.25 | 5.0× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $496.80 | $496.80 | $496.80 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $1,019.29 | $1,019.29 | $1,019.29 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $3,289.00 | $3,289.00 | $3,289.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $724.00 | $724.00 | $724.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI both sides | 1 | $897.20 | $897.20 | $897.20 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $462.84 | $781.20 | $781.20 | 1.7× |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $291.75 | $291.75 | $291.75 | 1.0× |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $1,506.00 | $1,506.00 | $1,506.00 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 1 | $579.75 | $579.75 | $579.75 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 10 | $911.43 | $911.43 | $47,109.00 | 51.7× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $697.80 | $697.80 | $697.80 | 1.0× |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $911.43 | $911.43 | $911.43 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $1,047.93 | $1,047.93 | $1,047.93 | 1.0× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 | $116.40 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 | $781.20 | 1.0× |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1 | $431.00 | $431.00 | $431.00 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $91.77 | $91.77 | $91.77 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $960.28 | $960.28 | $960.28 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $191.60 | $191.60 | $191.60 | 1.0× |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 | $358.15 | 1.0× |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $712.00 | $712.00 | $712.00 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $310.63 | $310.63 | $310.63 | 1.0× |
| Bismarck, ND | 1 | $898.40 | $898.40 | $898.40 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $327.50 | $327.50 | $327.50 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $384.80 | $918.53 | $1,423.00 | 3.7× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 4 | $889.15 | $1,171.70 | $1,431.00 | 1.6× |
| Bozeman, MT | 1 | $405.60 | $405.60 | $405.60 | 1.0× |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $302.75 | $302.75 | $302.75 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $780.46 | $780.46 | $780.46 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $1,089.00 | $1,089.00 | $3,710.00 | 3.4× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $846.00 | $846.00 | $846.00 | 1.0× |
| Cades, SC single city | 1 | $929.00 | $929.00 | $929.00 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 | $116.40 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Corning, IA one side single city | 1 | $146.40 | $146.40 | $146.40 | 1.0× |
| Coudersport, PA single city | 1 | $270.60 | $270.60 | $270.60 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 2 | $408.20 | $481.08 | $553.95 | 1.4× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $419.25 | $419.25 | $419.25 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,121.50 | $1,121.50 | $1,121.50 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1 | $1,284.50 | $1,284.50 | $1,284.50 | 1.0× |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $711.50 | $711.50 | $711.50 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $224.40 | $224.40 | $224.40 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $563.21 | $563.21 | $563.21 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 15 | $204.33 | $530.00 | $2,417.00 | 11.8× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $409.02 | $4,757.40 | $4,757.40 | 11.6× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN both sides | 1 | $441.66 | $441.66 | $441.66 | 1.0× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $620.00 | $620.00 | $620.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 9 | $278.94 | $2,048.25 | $2,048.25 | 7.3× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $284.70 | $284.70 | $284.70 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $780.46 | $780.46 | $780.46 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $563.40 | $563.40 | $563.40 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE one side | 1 | $259.25 | $259.25 | $259.25 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $371.80 | $397.40 | $423.00 | 1.1× |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $334.23 | $334.23 | $334.23 | 1.0× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $496.80 | $496.80 | $496.80 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $335.30 | $335.30 | $335.30 | 1.0× |
| Durham, NC single city | 1 | $651.78 | $651.78 | $651.78 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 3 | $526.50 | $1,729.80 | $2,375.01 | 4.5× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $464.80 | $464.80 | $464.80 | 1.0× |
| Defiance, OH | 1 | $444.00 | $444.00 | $444.00 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 2 | $470.43 | $716.54 | $962.65 | 2.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 9 | $116.40 | $168.69 | $1,604.25 | 13.8× |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 6 | $351.68 | $369.60 | $437.38 | 1.2× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.0× |
| East Amery, WI single city | 1 | $92.29 | $92.29 | $92.29 | 1.0× |
| Ellsworth, ME single city | 1 | $481.75 | $481.75 | $481.75 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $358.15 | $440.38 | $522.60 | 1.5× |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $618.50 | $618.50 | $618.50 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $593.60 | $593.60 | $593.60 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 | $196.35 | 1.0× |
| Friendship, WI single city | 1 | $245.36 | $245.36 | $245.36 | 1.0× |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $588.00 | $859.20 | $1,130.40 | 1.9× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 3 | $130.00 | $768.95 | $1,194.57 | 9.2× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 | $116.40 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 | $781.20 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $81.12 | $91.26 | $142.80 | 1.8× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $409.22 | $409.22 | $409.22 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $426.49 | $426.49 | $426.49 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $494.95 | $494.95 | $494.95 | 1.0× |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $718.15 | $718.15 | $718.15 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $620.00 | $620.00 | $620.00 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $1,423.00 | $1,423.00 | $1,423.00 | 1.0× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $880.87 | $880.87 | $880.87 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $790.76 | $1,041.66 | $1,096.60 | 1.4× |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $711.50 | $711.50 | $711.50 | 1.0× |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $445.96 | $445.96 | $445.96 | 1.0× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 | $196.35 | 1.0× |
| Holland, MI | 1 | $195.00 | $195.00 | $195.00 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $579.75 | $579.75 | $579.75 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 3 | $488.66 | $488.66 | $3,572.03 | 7.3× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH one side | 1 | $6,584.61 | $6,584.61 | $6,584.61 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH both sides | 1 | $6,584.61 | $6,584.61 | $6,584.61 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $2,048.40 | $2,048.40 | $2,048.40 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MI | 1 | $158.88 | $158.88 | $158.88 | 1.0× |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $81.84 | $81.84 | $81.84 | 1.0× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 | $196.35 | 1.0× |
| Kenton, OH single city | 1 | $490.10 | $490.10 | $490.10 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS one side | 2 | $213.12 | $213.12 | $213.12 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $780.46 | $780.46 | $780.46 | 1.0× |
| Ladysmith, WI single city | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 | $358.15 | 1.0× |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2 | $427.60 | $471.54 | $515.48 | 1.2× |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $911.43 | $911.43 | $911.43 | 1.0× |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 1 | $1,072.00 | $1,072.00 | $1,072.00 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $959.57 | $959.57 | $959.57 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 | $116.40 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $1,004.40 | $1,004.40 | $1,004.40 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $526.32 | $526.32 | $526.32 | 1.0× |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $159.60 | $159.60 | $159.60 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $1,285.70 | $1,285.70 | $1,285.70 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $567.00 | $567.00 | $567.00 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 2 | $496.20 | $845.39 | $1,194.57 | 2.4× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $936.62 | $1,024.40 | $1,222.25 | 1.3× |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $323.80 | $323.80 | $323.80 | 1.0× |
| Magazine, AR single city | 1 | $345.00 | $345.00 | $345.00 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, AR single city | 1 | $345.00 | $345.00 | $345.00 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $780.46 | $780.46 | $780.46 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $1,423.00 | $1,423.00 | $1,423.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $382.00 | $382.00 | $382.00 | 1.0× |
| Minocqua, WI single city | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 | $358.15 | 1.0× |
| Montour Falls, NY single city | 1 | $251.37 | $251.37 | $251.37 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 | $196.35 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $522.60 | $761.70 | $1,000.80 | 1.9× |
| Marietta, OH | 2 | $282.79 | $289.02 | $295.24 | 1.0× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 | $196.35 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $339.30 | $339.30 | $339.30 | 1.0× |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $1,118.37 | $1,124.27 | $1,140.33 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $318.78 | $318.78 | $380.60 | 1.2× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $481.00 | $1,067.95 | $1,654.90 | 3.4× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $114.18 | $114.18 | $114.18 | 1.0× |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 7 | $157.94 | $910.00 | $910.00 | 5.8× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2 | $502.86 | $611.43 | $720.00 | 1.4× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $803.00 | $803.00 | $803.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 | $116.40 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 | $196.35 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $476.00 | $476.00 | $476.00 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Nebraska City, NE one side single city | 1 | $470.61 | $470.61 | $470.61 | 1.0× |
| Neillsville, WI single city | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 | $358.15 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 | $781.20 | 1.0× |
| Newport, VT single city | 1 | $404.80 | $404.80 | $404.80 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $225.04 | $322.04 | $419.04 | 1.9× |
| Natchitoches, LA one side | 1 | $508.00 | $508.00 | $508.00 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 7 | $228.76 | $252.64 | $660.22 | 2.9× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $408.20 | $408.20 | $408.20 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $156.37 | $1,019.29 | $6,474.80 | 41.4× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $496.80 | $496.80 | $496.80 | 1.0× |
| Norfolk, NE one side | 1 | $256.20 | $256.20 | $256.20 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $632.00 | $632.00 | $632.00 | 1.0× |
| Ontario, CA single city | 1 | $1,024.40 | $1,024.40 | $1,024.40 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $65.53 | $178.64 | $291.75 | 4.5× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 5 | $149.45 | $368.28 | $506.81 | 3.4× |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 1 | $384.80 | $384.80 | $384.80 | 1.0× |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $1,284.50 | $1,284.50 | $1,284.50 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 5 | $1,072.00 | $1,072.00 | $1,426.00 | 1.3× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $781.20 | $781.20 | $781.20 | 1.0× |
| Paris, AR single city | 1 | $345.00 | $345.00 | $345.00 | 1.0× |
| Park Falls, WI single city | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 | $358.15 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $375.75 | $375.75 | $375.75 | 1.0× |
| Pikeville, TN single city | 1 | $122.83 | $122.83 | $122.83 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $193.60 | $193.60 | $193.60 | 1.0× |
| Presque Isle, ME single city | 1 | $91.77 | $91.77 | $91.77 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 | $196.35 | 1.0× |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1 | $1,072.00 | $1,072.00 | $1,072.00 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $620.00 | $620.00 | $620.00 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $169.00 | $169.00 | $169.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 | $116.40 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1 | $2,746.00 | $2,746.00 | $2,746.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $661.83 | $661.83 | $661.83 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $70.68 | $1,187.22 | $4,470.00 | 63.2× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $1,596.00 | $1,596.00 | $1,596.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $1,654.90 | $1,654.90 | $1,654.90 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1 | $113.62 | $113.62 | $113.62 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 8 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $1,541.05 | 4.2× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $565.00 | $2,387.32 | $4,209.63 | 7.5× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | 1.0× |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $651.78 | $651.78 | $651.78 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $860.93 | $860.93 | $860.93 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $581.00 | $581.00 | $581.00 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 | $358.15 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5 | $690.00 | $1,024.40 | $1,024.40 | 1.5× |
| Rochester, NY | 4 | $640.17 | $896.29 | $1,152.40 | 1.8× |
| Sistersville, WV single city | 1 | $443.96 | $443.96 | $443.96 | 1.0× |
| South Boston, VA single city | 1 | $890.00 | $890.00 | $890.00 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 | 1.0× |
| Suffolk, VA single city | 1 | $818.00 | $818.00 | $818.00 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $688.87 | $688.87 | $688.87 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $189.00 | $189.00 | $189.00 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $803.00 | $1,024.40 | $1,024.40 | 1.3× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $1,317.20 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | 1.6× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $817.10 | $886.17 | $955.23 | 1.2× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $1,072.00 | $1,072.00 | $1,072.00 | 1.0× |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $1,732.95 | $1,732.95 | $1,732.95 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 | $781.20 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $225.04 | $225.04 | $225.04 | 1.0× |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $675.20 | $675.20 | $675.20 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $228.76 | $228.76 | $228.76 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $947.00 | $947.00 | $947.00 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $358.15 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.5× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $780.46 | $780.46 | $780.46 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $770.00 | $770.00 | $770.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $661.69 | $661.69 | $661.69 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 5 | $477.50 | $1,072.00 | $2,505.65 | 5.2× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $379.20 | $379.20 | $379.20 | 1.0× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $581.00 | $581.00 | $581.00 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $225.04 | $225.04 | $225.04 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $1,169.00 | $1,169.00 | $1,169.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $622.22 | $2,088.80 | $2,088.80 | 3.4× |
| Van Wert, OH | 1 | $349.05 | $349.05 | $349.05 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 5 | $818.00 | $818.00 | $818.00 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 | $781.20 | 1.0× |
| Wellsville, NY single city | 1 | $189.03 | $189.03 | $189.03 | 1.0× |
| West Union, IA single city | 1 | $592.22 | $592.22 | $592.22 | 1.0× |
| Whitehall, WI single city | 1 | $566.16 | $566.16 | $566.16 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 | $781.20 | 1.0× |
| Windsor, NC single city | 1 | $124.88 | $124.88 | $124.88 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 | $522.60 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $780.46 | $780.46 | $780.46 | 1.0× |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $718.15 | $718.15 | $718.15 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $818.00 | $818.00 | $818.00 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $472.00 | $477.60 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $358.15 | $440.38 | $522.60 | 1.5× |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $203.50 | $203.50 | $203.50 | 1.0× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $571.50 | $571.50 | $571.50 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $1,060.50 | $1,060.50 | $1,060.50 | 1.0× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $711.50 | $751.00 | $792.00 | 1.1× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $358.15 | $440.38 | $522.60 | 1.5× |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $2,176.00 | $2,376.00 | $2,576.00 | 1.2× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1 | $598.20 | $598.20 | $598.20 | 1.0× |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $506.35 | $506.35 | $506.35 | 1.0× |
Common questions
Why place ear tubes?
For repeated ear infections or fluid behind the eardrum that affects hearing.
How long do tubes stay in?
Usually 6 to 18 months, and most fall out on their own.
How much does Medicare pay for CPT 69433 (Ear tubes, local anesthesia)?
$551.01 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $598.20 across 467 hospitals, is 1.1× that.
Other tonsillectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.